Stories

Inspired by the Cantabrian grey sea and beech forests of her childhood, artist María Gordon creates silent stories about creatures and landscapes from other worlds, blending dreams, memories, nature and spirit folklore. María’s work spans from illustrations to dioramas, peep-shows to praxinoscopes, but this is her first time experimenting with a toy theatre. Hi María,…

The History of Objects A glimpse of Japanese culture through the stories behind its toys (Part Two) After the freshest cup of green tea I’m finally ready to embark on more adventures around Japan… • Stop five: Gangukan (Japanese Folk Toys Museum) One of my most anticipated stops during this trip was always Kurashiki’s Gangukan…