Conversations with the Past

Kurihara's art is inspired by Japanese street festivals, traditional masks, animations, picture books, and abstract conversations with oneself. In this sticker collaboration, he has created a series of painted, masked figures.

Such figures can also be found in his larger, more abstract paintings. Kurihara likes to work with his old canvases and paint over them again and again. He always leaves the original painting in place, it is never completely painted over - something of the past always remains visible. "It's like I'm talking to myself in the past," he explains.

We met Kuri in one of Berlin's long-defunct free art spaces. Making music, creating art together, staying up all night... back then there were more places for such spontaneous get-togethers. Now, 10 years later and shortly before Kuri returns to his Japanese homeland, we are presenting you with this very special sticker pack and are looking forward to spreading the word about his little monsters.

A sticker sheet of 115x105mm with 13 reflective stickers

The stickers are made of a reflective film from the traffic safety sector, which is used for warning markings, traffic signs and information signs outdoors. The reflective film meets the requirements of EN12899-1 and is characterized by its durability and absolute weather, corrosion and solvent resistance. Temperatures from -50° to +80° Celsius do not affect the material.

The retro-reflection is created by tiny glass balls that are applied to a transparent plastic layer and reflect the light back to the source. The surface is made of alkyd resin, the adhesive is made of solvent polyacrylate. The full reflection properties are guaranteed for at least 7 years.

The printed colors are UV-resistant and scratch-resistant, meaning they will not fade due to sunlight or lose color due to weather or everyday wear and tear.

The thickness of the stickers is around 0.1mm.

The stickers are suitable for smooth, solid surfaces.
Textiles or rigid foam (Urban Arrow) are not suitable as a substrate.
The surface must be dry and free of grease and dirt particles.
The outside temperature during gluing must not fall below 10° Celsius and ideally corresponds approximately to room temperature.
After 1-2 days, the adhesive bonds with the surface until maximum adhesion is achieved. Removing the stickers then turns out to be a bit of a fiddle. Mechanical action is better than chemicals when removing them.

Once the stickers have been properly applied, you can sit back and relax. Bad weather doesn't bother them. If the film gets dirty, you can wipe it off with water or standard cleaning products without any worries.

The production site for the raw material is in Brandenburg, further processing takes place in Berlin, among other things with the help of workshops for people with disabilities, and we take care of shipping ourselves from our headquarters in Prenzlauer Berg. This means that we can map our value chain entirely regionally. It lies within a radius of 35 km from our store.