Hakage - Jochen Lempert and not before

and not before

Essays from dancers and dance teachers covering a variety of themes and cultural approaches

this book exclusively features Cuffie’s photographs

and tender photographs of her family

Hakage - Jochen Lempert and not beforeIf the Japanese word Hakage literally translates as the shadow of leaves, the pairing of its two ideograms () unfolds a far richer poetic field. It evokes not only the traced outline of a leaf in light, but also the shifting interplay of shadow and brightness beneath foliage, the shelter of trees, the hidden spaces where insects dwell. Through his exhibition and the eponymous book, Jochen Lempert draws us into the dense, subtle life of this vegetal