Kris Lüdi – Smoke poetry and creation of a social

and creation of a social bond are central

Homma’s work examines the nuances of Tokyo’s suburban districts

and Identification Projection (1977) are also featured in the publication

or photographs for each work

calling for new ways of generating knowledge that spur the imagination

Kris Lüdi – Smoke poetry and creation of a socialWhen the most beautiful cows of the Appenzell villages are crowned in autumn, smoke rises over the festival grounds. On this day, childrenoften still in their early single digit yearspuff unabashedly on Krumme cigars, or Stumpen as they are known locally, emblematic representatives of Swiss tobacco culture. They do so not in secret or as an act of rebellion, but in the midst of the village community, which not only tolerates the tradition but is also