{"product_id":"cedar-dreams","title":"Cedar Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003eShot between 2021 and 2026, while Kim Jakobsen Tô was living in Mexico City, the series \u003cem\u003eCedar\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDreams\u003c\/em\u003e constitutes a document of the artist’s personal relationships and tenderly conveys his unique, naturalistic approach to photography. Containing 60 duotone plates, the publication captures subjects from Jakobsen Tô’s queer and spiritual communities – friends, lovers, associates, collaborators and mentors – alongside attentive, sweeping landscapes and intimate depictions of personal objects imbued with humility and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCedar Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e is the result of a committed two-year collaboration between the publishers Queer Street Press and Jakobsen Tô. “Cedar” refers to the sacred tree whose leaves are burned in the Four Tobacco ceremony, a Native American ritual, while “Dreams,” as Mexican writer Juan Pablo Ramos notes, “alludes not only to the oneiric nature of the images but also to hope, longing and a visionary state in which ancient wisdom can be channelled.” A new essay, “Scenes from a Lightwell,” by Ramos accompanies the photographs, examining Jakobsen Tô’s relationship to home and community, alongside a concrete poem, “Swallowing Rain,” by Diego Gerard Morrison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKim Jakobsen Tô is a Norwegian-Vietnamese artist based in Oslo, Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[publishers’ note]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Queer Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57358352548180,"sku":"A8B-37578","price":52.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/cedarto.jpg?v=1790814891","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/cedar-dreams","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}