Tamabayashi (Chisato) - assembly

Assembly, by Chisato Tamabayashi. 8vo, 8 leaves, screen-printed hand-cut pop-up book,. Chisato Tamabayashi, [London: 2014].

A book of moveable structures screen-printed in many colours. Owls fly and perch in trees, moles tunnel through the ground, ladybirds feed in walled gardens. Dark green cloth, screen printed and titled in white. Probably the most complex of Chisato's pop-up books - with kinetics, though not folding. A new copy.

Chisato Tamabayashi is a Japanese London-based artist. After finishing her BA studies at London College of Printing she studied an MA in Communication Art and Design at the Royal College of Art, graduating in 2005. Her work includes a range of remarkable books and cards using pop-ups, printed and hand-cut pages. She has exhibited in the UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Japan and is in the collection of the BirminghamMuseum and art Gallery as well as the Tate. Her books defy easy description but contain talent, skill and an enchanting childlike vision. Buy them, you will love them.