Layers over layers, dreams over dreams. Duties. Formalities. Desires. Junihitoe, the twelve-layer robe, worn by court-ladies around the 10th century during the Heian Era of Japan. Once there was an idea for a book, but like the court-ladies I currently live with too much duties, keeping the book only as a dream.

Nevertheless a first illustration was produced and soon published at Katalogue XXL Edition and shown at the Katalogue XXL Exhibition at Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba. It also appeared on the pages of Taschen Illustration Now 3, Art Box International New Illustrators File Volume 9 and later featured on Communication Arts FRESH webpage. And the book? Duties... Formalities... Desires...