#009 — PERMANENCE

We go through life in different states of perceived Permanence, every once in a while connecting with something new, imagining that it’s entered our world for good. A new passion, a new love. In these moments we suppress the thought of ephemerality.

On an intellectual level, we know nothing is permanent—everything is constantly shifting, changing, whirling around. But is that the case for emotions? There is a theory that emotions don’t change, that they are permanent and just keep getting layered over by different ones. What’s certainly enduring is what we carry within: an eternal love for the universe. The tao. God. Whatever you want to call the thing we cannot name. Our one-ness. Its defining characteristic is that everything is connected, everything is interdependent and constantly in flux. In a way, we can say that the very notion of perpetual change in our universe, is the most permanent thing there is.

Exploring the theme of Permanence from different angles, Jun Takahashi of UNDERCOVER invites us into his inner sanctum in Tokyo, Lena C. Emery speculates about the futures of cities, Richie Hawtin takes us on an emotional journey into his world of saké, Jason Evans brings us Matsutake mushroom hunting in the mountains of Oregon, USA, Izumi Kato & Masato Kobayashi discuss their visions of Permanence, Stephane Sednaoui embarks on a rich and eventful artistic odyssey alongside beautiful contributions by Osamu Yokonami, Erika Kamano, Bennie Julian Gay, Sophie Tajan, Anna Sinofzik and many more. While most of the world looks at what is currently changing in this global whirlwind of events, we are focusing on what stays — on what is permanent.


CONTENTS
Izumi Kato, Masato Kobayashi, Lena C. Emery, Richie Hawtin, Jun Takahashi of Undercover, Lisa Vicari, Maria Dragus, Milena Tscharntke, Stephane Sednaoui, Erika Kamano, Osamu Yokonami, Sophie Tajan, Samuel Bradley, Jason Evans, Claudio Silvestrin, Bennie Julian Gay, Stefan Dotter

COVER
Richie Hawtin
photographed by Stefan Dotter

CHARACTERISTICS
English
208 pages
Printed in Germany
ISSN 2363-8745