Celina Basra reading her essay "Listen to incense or The Diary of a Palm Tree" introduction text to Johanna Tagada's recent monograph publication "COLLETION VOL.IV The Diary of a Palm Tree" published by Poetic Pastel Press released at the TATE MODERN's bookshop on February 25th 2015.

Limited to fifty signed and hand-numbered copies exclusively available at TATE MODERN, Kunsthalle Basel, BOOK STAND, Buchhandlung Walther König, The Garden Edit and MAMCS Strasbourg Contemporary Art Museum Bookshop.

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Original text by Celina Basra - First published in February 2015.
Celina Basra recorded in Berlin, Germany March 2015 by Jonas Kerstingjohänner.

Celina Basra: Johanna Tagada, Listen to incense or The Diary of a Palm Tree

Celina Basra reading her essay 'Johanna Tagada - The plants from my memory grow into a big garden' introduction text to 'Rose et Jaune' published by Poetic Pastel Press and released at Off Print Paris (November 2015) and at Tender Books (December 2015).

Limited to one hundred signed and hand-numbered copies exclusively available at TATE MODERN, Tender Books ...

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Original text by Celina Basra - First published in November 2015.
Celina Basra recorded in Berlin, Germany December 2015 by Jonas Kerstingjohänner.


Celina Basra: Johanna Tagada - The plants from my memory grow into a big garden

Inaka No Hana いなかのはな 
by Jatinder Singh Durhailay & Flynn Spence

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A composition part of the album Inaka No Hana by Jatinder Singh Durhailay - Poetic Pastel Press© 2016. Accompanying the publication Douceurs de l'imperceptible いなかのはな (Poetic Pastel Press) including works by Johanna Tagada, Toshimitsu Kokido, Rie Yamada, Tomoya Kato, Tilmann S. Wendelstein (The Simple Society) and Ruby Woodhouse.

The publication will be launch on the occasion of the exhibition of the same title on January 15th 2016 at Tender Books, with a live musical performance by Jatinder Singh Durhailay & Flynn Spence.

Cover illustration by Jatinder Singh Durhailay
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Inaka No Hana いなかのはな - Jatinder Singh Durhailay

Taiki Iai is a film photography & written portrait of the designer and  maker of the same name. Taiki is based in rural Japan. Written by Johanna Tagada in 2016.
Selected part of the present text and photographs have been published in Moon Magazine (Issue 04, 2016 - England).

Photographs : http://johannatagada.net/taiki-iai

Johanna Tagada : Taiki Iai

In 2015, photographer Rie Yamada wrote a text in Japanese and English about the precious memories of her grand parents, rural life, seasons. This text was first published in 'Douceurs de l’imperceptible' by Poetic Pastel Press.

The very last copies of the publication are currently available at Nidi Gallery (Tokyo) and online via : http://www.bonjoursupermarket.com

Rie Yamada : 山田 梨詠

Jatinder Singh Durhailay : Nachavat Kaal

Part of the album The Last Ballad of Mardana by Jatinder Singh Durhailay (Poetic Pastel Press, 2017). Available online via http://www.bonjoursupermarket.com/product/span-style-color-f4cccc-n-e-w-span-album-jatinder-singh-durhailay

The Last Ballad Of Mardana

Jatinder Singh Durhailay : Nachavat Kaal

JOHANNA TAGADA: SAFE SPACE
Text by Maisie Skidmore - 2019.

What does a ‘safe space’ mean to you? To multidisciplinary artist Johanna Tagada, it is the embodiment of intimacy passed back and forth in meaningful conversation with a like-minded person. It’s a whispered confession, or a common concern; it’s temporal and spatial; at once ephemeral and everlasting.

In a new body of painterly works dedicated to precisely this moment of magic, Tagada depicts the coming-together of women to share tea, thoughts, ideas and energy. Through soft strokes and evocative colour palettes, she conjures the essence of her closest friends and collaborators, preserving them in an instance of power and vulnerability.
Here, these closely cropped painted works are accompanied by a series of corresponding three-minute audio monologues, remembered and narrated by their subjects, to intimate effect. They touch on stories of love, life, decision-making and shared stumbling-blocks. Linguistically
and stylistically ‘imperfect’ – as, indeed, we all are – these poignant, powerful pieces pay tribute to a series of precious moments. The canvas becomes a new safe space – and here, all are welcome.

Photograph by Kenji Kagawa, Nidi Gallery - Tokyo, 2019,

Safe Space : Selected Audio Recordings - Series by Johanna Tagada

Safe Space Johanna Tagada
Text by Maisie Skidmore, 2019

What does a ‘safe space’ mean to you? To multidisciplinary artist Johanna Tagada, it is the embodiment of intimacy passed back and forth in meaningful conversation with a like-minded person. It’s a whispered confession, or a common concern; it’s temporal and spatial; at once ephemeral and everlasting.

In a new body of painterly works dedicated to precisely this moment of magic, Tagada depicts the coming-together of women to share tea, thoughts, ideas and energy. Through soft strokes and evocative colour palettes, she conjures the essence of her closest friends and collaborators, preserving them in an instance of power and vulnerability.
Here, these closely cropped painted works are accompanied by a series of corresponding three-minute audio monologues, remembered and narrated by their subjects, to intimate effect. They touch on stories of love, life, decision-making and shared stumbling-blocks. Linguistically
and stylistically ‘imperfect’ – as, indeed, we all are – these poignant, powerful pieces pay tribute to a series of precious moments. The canvas becomes a new safe space – and here, all are welcome.

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The sound is this audio belongs to the piece Rahel - 2020, 41 x 33 cm.
On view at MK Gallery in England throughout May 17th 2020.

Safe Space : Rahel - Series by Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck

Poetic Pastel is a positive and collaborative project founded in 2014 by Johanna Tagada.

Focusing on Art, Publishing and Textile, Poetic Pastel is an open conversation inspired by natural elements, warm memories, rhythm, colours, feelings, relationships, literature, poetry, tea culture and daily life. Poetic Pastel’s various projects result in a series of exhibitions, events, meetings, writings, textiles and unique hand-bound publications. 



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