In January we released Thomas Wellman’s comic debut Der Ziegensauger (The Goatsucker) at rotopolpress. We like to take the chance to introduce his work with an exhibition. So we want to invite you to the vernissage on February 18, 2011 at 9:00pm at rotopol, Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 95 in Kassel. As usual at our show openings theres plenty food and beverages for you. If you like Thomas Wellmann can sign your copy of Der Ziegensauger because he will attend the show. The exhibition itself can be seen till April 5, 2011 at the rotopol gallery. Admission free!

www.thomaswellmann.eu

Video games rose from their shadowy existence as nerdy time-wasters and don’t only knock on the doors of the fancy flats of well educated hipsters. By now they became an inherent part in your mom’s boardgame shelf like Scrabble and Chinese Checkers.

Oh dear hedgehog, let me live.
My dear sister I will give.

Are you game? is the title of the fifth issue of the Kiin.-zine by the Geißer-Sisters and is dedicated to the topic Game. Guest artist is Lea Schönfelder, who was able to snatch several international awards for her games Ute and Ulitsa Dimitrova.

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KIIN. #5 — Are you game?
ISBN 978-3-940304-47-6
32 pages, b/w, 14.8 x 21 cm
limited edition (100), numbered
+ 1 extra package of tombola tickets

It is hot in the rainforest of Amazonia, sticky, humid, wet, gloomy and full of lurking shadows. Many a soul went missing in here forever. To survive in this world, you have to be up to every trick and a bit crazy.

„Matos, doesn‘t it bother you,
being so ugly?“
„Ugly? Ha! Live‘s to short,
to be stopped by such!
Ruben, listen. I‘ve got a plan,
that will make us rich!“

Just as Matos, boatsman by trade and up to each and every mischief, as long the price is right and one asks not too many questions. When he and his crew get the job to carry a mysterious passenger and his suitcase, the air fills up with bullets much faster than they‘d like. The whole trip turns into a bloody nightmare, which only the most hard-nosed passengers will escape.

(This extract shows a selection of pages of the book.)

Will the fox put his plan into action, who is meeting monkey lady under the moonlight, and which secrets is the lion keeping in his house? With these finger puppets you can think of all kinds of new theatrical plays. Designate your actors, make up a stage and then tell your own tales!

The ”Finger Puppet Theatre“ includes ten finger puppets and eight parts of scenery, which can be cut-out and build together.

Finger Puppet Theatre
4 pages, full color, 16.5 x 23 cm
bi-lingual German/English
Instructions included

Today there‘ll be a flea market, but who‘ll be first to come and forage for a good bargain? Roll your dice by turns and let your character race as fast as possible. Along the path, there‘ll be smaller and bigger adventures waiting for you. Go and find out, if the forest is haunted, a tasty picnic awaits, or you‘ll be hitchhiking a plane.

”Flea Market Race” is a board and handicraft game for two to four players, a three dimensional board, four game figures and twenty game cards full of surprise.

Flea Market Race
4 pages, full color, 16.5 x 23 cm
bi-langual German/English
Instructions inside

It‘s here again! The third edition of this booklet is better than ever, and finally available in French, too. „Auf, auf und davon“ (Up, up and away) tells two stories at the same time. The first one took place in Nina‘s childhood and tells the story of an escaped bird. The other story is about the end of a love. Both, imagery and text are heavily intertwined, that the reader will quickly engage deeply with the storyline, and relive it as their own past. When reading Nina‘s story, one might even be tempted to get their own old love letters out of the cupboards.

Auf, auf und davon

ISBN 978-3-940304-52-0

20 pages, full color, 22 x 31 cm

saddle stitch

French & English translation included

Ines Christine Geißer and Kirsten Carina Geißer are presenting original drawings from one year of KIIN. We also show the new KIIN. shirt and tote collection for grown ups and little ones. We also carefully freed some records from the 80ies synthpopband Blancmange from dust that will provide the proper atmosphere. We will have plenty of drinks and as a special high light the Kassel based besonderen praline workshop cooked us some blancmange with love. The artists will be present.

The exhibition can be seen from 10/01 to 11/06/2010 at gallery Rotopol at the Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 95 from Monday to Saturday from 10.00 am to 1.30 pm and from 2.30 pm to 6.00 pm.

For all who want to know more about Ines, Kirsten the KIIN.zine and the praline workshop check out following links:

Ines Christine Geißer
Kirsten Carina Geißer
kiinzine.blogspot.com
www.pralinenwerkstatt.de

Pepastars are flexible construction pieces made of recycled paper which can revolve freely around their joints. The four different star-elements can be sticked together quickly to shape threedimensional objects. While children experiment with all kinds of creative techniques such as folding, glueing, cutting or painting the masterpiece transforms itself constantly.

Who’s always on time?
The snail on the slime!

The interpretation of the outcoming forms stimulates new ideas and provides moments of surprise. Young paper engineers turn the Pepastars into fantasy sculptures, lively creatures and unique costumes, ready to be used in a role playing game. Pepastars are made in Germany from 100% recycled paper and they’re available in 10 different colors.

More about the world of Pepastar at www.pepastar.net

Awards:

Pepastars are flexible construction pieces made of recycled paper which can revolve freely around their joints. The four different star-elements can be sticked together quickly to shape threedimensional objects. While children experiment with all kinds of creative techniques such as folding, glueing, cutting or painting the masterpiece transforms itself constantly.

“I’ll bounce up high once I’m tall,
up to the stars”, said the ball.

The interpretation of the outcoming forms stimulates new ideas and provides moments of surprise. Young paper engineers turn the Pepastars into fantasy sculptures, lively creatures and unique costumes, ready to be used in a role playing game. Pepastars are made in Germany from 100% recycled paper and they’re available in 10 different colors.

More about the world of Pepastar at www.pepastar.net

Awards: