with Yejou Lee, Takahiro Murahashi, Son Ni, SUPER ADD Studio

For the group exhibition A.ssemble and the event Asian Artbook House, einBuch.haus collaborates with four ‘Books & Gallery’ platforms (Yourmind, On Reading, nos:bookspace, ponding) located in Asia and exhibits selected books and prints. Each platform has chosen one artbook for the exhibition and coincidentally the four artists’ works are collage-based. In this exhibition, the seemingly random, cluttered objects and their individual imagery interact effectively with each other, creating a harmonious assemblage in our subconscious. In the background of developing this project lies the ongoing restrictions on gatherings and travel bans due to the pandemic. Our opportunities to visit other continents or experience different cultures have been scarce and so too in art. However, unlike us, artworks can travel relatively freely. By bringing together artworks from different platforms in Asia to einBuch.haus in Berlin, A.ssemble reminds us the importance of being open-minded, the beauty of harmony and that we can interact regardless of restrictions.

einBuch.haus is a place for everyone. The platform is open to creatives and curators who specialise in artists’ books, for example, as well as to anyone who is interested in books. By presenting artists’ books in its media-specific mobility and accessibility, people from different backgrounds and countries are welcome to participate.

* The project Asian Artbook House (original title: Asian Artbook Club) was first conceptualised by Yourmind (Seoul, South Korea) in Feb.2021.