The Plains - Federico Falco painting from bagels and brisket to

from bagels and brisket to cherry pie and cheesecake

The artworks featured in this volume are not confined to traditional tools

For Maya it is also a form of autobiography in which her own multicultural background is reflected and she chose mixed media collage and painting on photographs to reflect her experiences of the village

Context and deeper insight is provided by several essays written by Japanese critics and The book opens with several essays by Japanese researchers and curators (all texts in Japanese and English translation)

bei der Kinder die Jahreszeiten erleben können

The Plains - Federico Falco painting from bagels and brisket toAfter a loss, a year in the country: four seasons to transform a garden and a self. 'In the city the notion of the hours of the day, of the passage of time, is lost. In the countryside that is impossible,' our narrator tells us. In this remote house and garden, time is almost palpable; it goes by without haste and brings into sharp relief even the tiniest details: insects, the sound of the rain, a falling leaf, the smell of damp earth. Past and