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Lotus
A mystery short story with a mild fantastic flair about an artist’s pursuit of creative breakthroughs from a Zurich garden in summer
Nominated for “Volumes Awards 2024�
*NEW* Shortlisted by the Jury for Fedrigoni Top Award 2025
Nominated for “Volumes Awards 2024�
*NEW* Shortlisted by the Jury for Fedrigoni Top Award 2025
12 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2024
About the author
Mafalda Tenente
4Ìýbooks2ÌýfollowersMafalda Tenente is an ink painting artist and author of artist books chasing fleeting images of nature through the seasons, inspired by the landscapes, literature and poetry of Japan. Exhibiting in Switzerland and Japan since 2017, her works have been regularly recognised with awards. Her artist books to date include "One Moment, One Drawing" "The Tea House Diary", "Autumn in Japan". "Lotus", her latest is an illustrated short story with a mild fantastic flair set in Zurich.
"Lotus" - was shortlisted by the jury for the Fedrigoni Top Award 2025, a nominee for the Volumes Awards 2024 and will tour Switzerland in 2025-26 as part of "The Most Beautiful Swiss Books" exhibition tour.
"Autumn in Japan" - was nominated for the Volumes Awards 2022, toured Switzerland in 2023-24 as part of "The Most Beautiful Swiss Books" exhibition tour and was the subject of an exhibition in Basel, Switzerland.
"In my book editions I am forever searching for a timeless, concise quality. That is the starting premise of every project - will someone still keep this book close to their heart, still be inspired when they come upon it 20, 50 or a hundred years from now? This informs everything - from the content to the materials and collaboration choices. I wish for all of them to be precious objects to hold as well as respectful tributes to the long history of artists and artisans that inform my practice. It is a lofty, elusive goal, I know that, but I really hope every new book is more exciting than the previous."
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