Ken Kagami: SELFIE

Ken Kagami: SELFIEIntroducing SELFIE: a book of masked self portraits by Ken Kagami. From Homer Simpson to Snoopy, characters play a central role in Ken Kagamis drawing practice. Every morning when he arrives at his studio, the artist chooses from his collection of masks, costumes and other props, creates a character and takes a phone selfie in his bathroom mirror the result by turns surreal, strange, hilarious and unnerving. A warm up exercise of sorts, this process

Featuring a glorious array of papers and printing techniques

where he ‘claimed that he was the first Spaniard to see the sun rise’

Charlotte York

balances his time between commercial work and personal projects

A book to explore

Dimensions: H: 31cm x W: 38cm Made in the UK

LondonPrinted on Evercopy 80gsmPages: 16Dimensions:  14 cm x 20 cmFormat: Softcover / Saddle stitch binding

The signed edition is adapted from Zine No

he shares 114 of the resulting self-portraits

a problem-solving approach and a willing embrace of contradictions and grey areas permeates his work

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