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Kulturalis is a publishing company committed to cross-cultural exchange. We bring a wealth of experience to our bespoke services for museums, galleries and other cultural institutions around the world, producing outstanding publications, both in print and deploying newer technologies.

Publications Autumn 2024

Hikobae

15 Views Beyond Iogi

Hikobae is a book collection of comic works on the border between the genres of sociological comics ...

Hikobae is a book collection of comic works on the border between the genres of sociological comics and comics with a poetic value on the theme of everyday life in Japan. The project is a follow-up to the comic book Iogi (2022), in which the same team focused on ordinary life in Tokyo's Suginami district. Iogi was presented at related exhibitions in Japan and the Czech Republic and won several prestigious awards (a bronze medal in the Japan International Manga Award, the Muriel Award for Best Screenplay, Art Award of the City of Pilsen).

In the loose sequel entitled Hikobae, each story focuses on a different region of Japan: from the northern island of Hokkaido to Shimane Prefecture in the southwest of the archipelago, from the mountain peaks of Gunma Prefecture to the seashore of Shikoku Island. The stories deal with the theme of everyday life, far from the stereotypical ideas of the Land of the Rising Sun. The key focus of the book is on the tradition and its transmission: some comics deal with contemporary forms of traditional Japanese crafts, customs or ceremonies (pottery, fishing, the tea ceremony, blueprinting, the traditional saké bio-production).

Hikobae is a result of an exceptional collaboration between the author of the script, Jean-Gaspard Páleníček, who brings the perspective of his experience with life in Japan, and students of the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen under the supervision of Václav Šlajch. The afterword was written by Pavel Kořínek, an acclaimed comic expert and researcher at the Centre for Comics Studies of the CAS.

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Rebellious Forests

A collection of unique photographs from the Purépecha region of Michoacán, Mexico...

A collection of unique photographs from the Purépecha region of Michoacán, Mexico, which present a world that rebels against the changes of history in a constant desire not to disappear.

The images in this book highlight two viewpoints: on the one hand, that of the Purépecha themselves, a forest civilisation marked by an indomitable spirit of rebellion and a desire to present their virtually unchanging world; and, on the other hand, that of a photographer astonished by the events unfurling around him who portrays them in a unique, unrepeatable record. Both these viewpoints intertwine to create images in which the spiral of time becomes so dense that it seems to trap the reader in this ancestral world.

Featuring unique previously unseen pictures
Includes the stories behind the photographs.

Depicts fascinating hidden communities

Cherán is a social, political, and anthropological phenomenon without precedent in Mexico. Rebellious Forests gathers together images captured by Pavel Hroch during his travels in the land of the Purépecha in Michoacán, particularly the towns of Cherán, Comachuén, and Cocucho. These photographs show a world confronting global problems such as deforestation, water shortages, and the violence of organised crime while also rebelling against historical changes, driven by a constant desire to endure.

The book reflects the Purépecha community's successful struggle to achieve autonomy and control over their territory after a confrontation that pitted armed locals against illegal loggers and drug traffickers. This resistance led to the expulsion of these invaders and the establishment of Purépecha systems of security and self-government, based on their own cosmology and traditional practices.

Petr Hruška

I Caught Sight of My Face

An English translation of Petr Hruška's poetry book Spatřil jsem svou tvář (2022), given the Magnesia Litera Award for poetry...

An English translation of Petr Hruška's poetry book Spatřil jsem svou tvář (2022), given the Magnesia Litera Award for poetry, the most prestigious annual literary award in the Czech Republic

Petr Hruška is widely considered one of the most important Czech poets.

Based on 'The First Voyage around the World', written exactly 500 years earlier by Antonio Pigafetta, Hruška's I Caught Sight of my Face turns the glorious saga of Magellan's voyage of discovery into an unsettling exploration of human behaviour, showing how man remains an anxious, insecure, sometimes cowardly, evil, xenophobic and violent being.

It is an uncomplicated, yet at the same time, deeply profound book, brought to life through illustrations by Jakub Špaňhel (1976), an acclaimed contemporary Czech visual artist, who creates an interesting dialogue between the text and its visual accompaniment.

ABOUT US

Your vision, our expertise

Kulturalis offers decades of extensive experience in producing high-quality publications for prestigious institutions worldwide.

Our multilingual team specialises in a wide range of sectors including art, heritage, education, religion, architecture, sport, and corporate publications.

Managing Director

Neil Titman

Neil has worked in publishing for over twenty-five years, initially in Editorial for The Folio Society...

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Neil has worked in publishing for over twenty-five years, initially in Editorial for The Folio Society and then in Business Development for Third Millennium Publishing and Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers. After eight years producing books for museums, galleries and other heritage institutions in Europe, Asia and North America, in 2023 he realised a long-held ambition – to create a new publishing company devoted to the dissemination of the world’s cultures – and Kulturalis was born. Alongside managing the company, Neil is developing business in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Neil has a PhD in French and Latin literature. He is fluent in French and Spanish and has worked as a translator from these languages and from Latin, Italian and Romanian. He is currently studying Czech, Russian, Ukrainian and Uzbek.

neilt@kulturalis.com

Business Development Director

Jenny McKinley

Jenny has worked in the art publishing sector for over thirty years...

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Jenny has worked in the art publishing sector for over thirty years, with experience in all aspects of publishing, including commissioning, sales, marketing and distribution. She was Managing Director at Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers for ten years, Sales Director at Philip Wilson Publishers, and has worked for Phaidon Press, Merrell Publishers and the British Library. Jenny excels in forming lasting and mutually beneficial business relationships with cultural institutions worldwide. Now based in the UK, she has lived in Australia and has a degree in French. Jenny is responsible for Kulturalis’s activities in the UK, Ireland, Portugal and Australasia.

jennym@kulturalis.com

Business Development Manager

Thom Baylay

Thom began working in arts publishing in 2017 as Sales and Marketing Manager for Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers...

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Thom began working in arts publishing in 2017 as Sales and Marketing Manager for Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers. He commissioned new titles, managed marketing activities and worked closely with distribution partners to ensure maximum exposure in the trade for new titles. Thom has a huge breadth of experience across multiple different industries, including hospitality, finance, entertainment and programming. He brings enthusiasm and positivity to all his collaborations and is always looking to grow strong business relationships. For Kulturalis, Thom is developing activities in North and Western Europe, as well as the Far East, where he lived for two years.

Thom speaks English and Japanese, as well as some French, German, Swedish and Korean.

thomb@kulturalis.com

Business Development Executive

Katerina Siegl

Katerina studied History of Art and Media and Communication at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic...

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Katerina studied History of Art and Media and Communication at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Working in art book publishing for the last twelve years, she has extensive experience in the field and a solid understanding of all stages of publishing production. During her career, she has worked for Arbor Vitae, K-A-V-K-A Art Books and Visual Culture, Kodl Gallery and Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers. As Business Development Executive and Project Manager for Kulturalis, she is responsible for projects in Central Europe and Italy.

Katerina is bilingual in Czech and English, speaks Slovak and some German, and is currently studying Italian.

katerinas@kulturalis.com

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