No More No Less
Date of publication: November 2018
Publishers: The (M) éditions, Jiazazhi Press, Skinnerboox
”No More No Less” is a set of 3 books made by 3 publishers. This serie was born from the encounter between Kensuke Koike and Thomas Sauvin, who meticulously explore the possibilities of an image only made up of itself.
Xian / 线
Date of publication: 2016
Self-published
"Xian" is a maze of folded paper entirely handmade. Populated with visual curiosities found in China, this publication tells the story of many aspects of Chinese modernity.
Until Death Do Us Part / 双喜
Date of publication: 2015
Publisher: Jiazazhi
"Until Death Do Us Part" focuses on the unexpected role cigarettes play in Chinese weddings. This publication pays homage to a tradition in which love and death walk hand in hand.
METV
Date of publication: November 2013
Self-published
"METV" is publication made as a collaboration between Thomas Sauvin and Erik Kessels in Beijing. Found in a market in Beijing, the images show a woman in her late sixties, always in an identical pose.
Quanshen / 全身
Date of publication: November 2013
Publisher: Archive of Modern conflict
"Quanshen" provides a selection of full-length portraits made in Chinese studios between the 1930s and the 1980s. This serendipitous reunion of 60 anonymous portraits reveals fragments of the history of Chinese society and ideology.