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Waltex (SLWM6) Or, ‘Tiny Kingdoms: On the particularity, inscape and is-ness of microcosms.’ Waltex by Andrew Killick is the sixth in the Safe Little World Monograph series. The images in this book were recorded in three locations in 2019, using a Waltex print magnifier as a macro lens, expanding out into a contemplation of small [...]

Rain Walk (SLWM5) The fifth in the Safe Little World Monograph series, Rain Walk by Andrew Killick takes us on a visual-poetic wander through wet weather. Combining a series of photographic images captured one Sunday morning in 2018, with a long-form poem, original creative prose and quotes, the project is a sacramental, experiential encounter with [...]

Poems for Foxes A debut publication on Shadow Press, Poems for Foxes by Anna Sjardin-Killick is a selection of poems by a fresh new voice. Overall winner of the 2023 Wham Bam Tauranga Poetry Slam, the 2022 Spirit of the Slam award and other prestigious awards, Anna's poetry is lyrical, powerful and often humourous. Taking [...]

Pride & Refuse (SLWM4) The fourth in the Safe Little World Monograph series, Pride & Refuse by Andrew Killick examines the pitfalls, potentialities and aspirations of humankind. Combining photographic images and graphic interventions with exhibition documentation, original writing and quotes, the project takes its title from Blaise Pascal’s Pensées in which the 17th century polymath [...]

The Ultimate Burn (SLWM3) The third in the Safe Little World Monograph series, The Ultimate Burn is a collaboration between Andrew Killick and Dean Ellery (aka Receive) that investigates the element of fire. Primarily documenting, via 32 full colour photographs, a burn performed by Dean in June 2017, the book expands into a wider mediation [...]

Cluster 001 (SLWM2) The second in the Safe Little World Monograph series, Cluster 001 by Andrew Killick is a flashback, a time-travel back to the roots of the Safe Little World concept. This book revisits a piece that was exhibited in 2011, consisting of a cluster of 23 photography-based images created over the 12 years [...]

Islands (SLWM1) The first in the Safe Little World Monograph series, Islands is a visual and written exploration of islands as physical reality and as metaphor. Over five years in the making, and born from a life-long love and connection with islands, the primary focus of this book is a series of 28 full-colour photographic [...]