Yokai Monsters Publisher / National Gallery of Australia Yaeyama Islands

Yaeyama Islands

Emin made her mark in London with sculptural installations that became icons of the 1990s

From clay to kiln and everything in-between

illustrator and surface designer

Its essential vision is of a world charged with spiritual forces―a world always full because inherently empty of itself

Yokai Monsters Publisher / National Gallery of Australia Yaeyama IslandsJapanese folklore teems with strange and spectral beings ykai that slither from wells, creep through forests, or inhabit forgotten household objects. These creatures have long reflected deep cultural anxieties and obsessions. Their influence endures today, pulsing through manga, anime, and horror cinema like walking nightmares haunting our daily lives. In follow up to his bestselling Yokai Ghosts, Charlier examines these beings through their myths,