Great Leaps Forward artist and publisher Lukas Birk

artist and publisher Lukas Birk

Chose Commune releases a very special book in close collaboration with the artist — a book with 60 photographs tipped-in by hand (printed and bound in Italy)

Screen printed and embossed cover / Wrapping made in Myanmar

Published by/Image Credits: Jiazazhi Press

Assembling photos and scientific data

Great Leaps Forward artist and publisher Lukas BirkGreat Leaps Forward unveils a series of photos drawn from a plastic bag bought in a Beijing flea market in 2016. Sealed tightly with a knot, the bag had settled there unnoticed for many decades. Upon opening the bag, over 300 photos were discovered, taken by an anonymous member of the Xian Physical Education Universitys department of Photography. All the images, meticulously depicting various athletes in action, often defying gravity, were shot on the