casting shadows / loser — hkg edition by coarse (On-sale May 3)
coarse releases a new figure-series dubbed: "casting shadows / loser — hkg edition" - limited to 200 pieces and priced at HK$2488 (Price includes global airmail shipping). Sale date is set at May 3, 2011 — exclusively available online via www.coarsehkg.com (Timing listed below). As well there is the "casting shadows / loser — signature edition" that will be in stores worldwide later in the summer of 2011.
RELEASE/SALE TIMINGS:
10:59 pm Hong Kong
04:59 pm Berlin
10:59 am New York
07:59 am Los Angeles
FRIENDS GROW APART: Executing another exhibition style piece in vinyl, coarse brings their latest figure assemblage, "casting shadows" to light. It includes an original sculpt of definitive coarse character, noop, huddled in sorrow, and his new shellbound pet, nism, to illustrate the narrative of this contrasted set. The noop clings to a fabric kite reminiscent of long time friend, paw!, which soars above, casting his shadow onto the two characters. This lyrical piece allows you to set up the noop and nism in a situation of your own making, a captivating experience from coarse.
Haunted by the memories of a lost friendship, the noop struggles to continue, lost and helpless. His new companion, nism puts on his best colour to try and cheer up the noop, but his efforts are futile. The sun comes out and eclipses the hovering paw! kite, casting them into total blackness. A mystical moment, that could uplift the two beings from their loneliness. But how will they interpret this strange happening?
PACKAGING-DESCRIPTION: Slide open the heavy hand crafted cardboard box by pulling at the woven 'noop' and 'nism' tags. Uncover the box contents — two vinyl figures, the longing nism [4''] and huddled noop [7'']. Set up the fabric paw! kite, and let the noop hold the string tight in his hand. The paw! kite will float high in the sky [14''], casting his shadow onto the two torn friends. A set of c-o-a-r-s-e typographic leaves complete this scenery, full of desperation.
