Looking Without Seeing – The October issue of the KOJO Art Print Club.
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The days are getting shorter, the air is getting colder, and the city seems to breathe more slowly. October brings a certain softness, a period between light and dark, between outside and inside. For me, it felt like the perfect moment for the second edition of the Print Club.
Every month, as an artist, I send an art print via snail mail, a piece of art to receive, keep, and experience. A moment of calm amidst all the digital hustle, a small ritual of attention that begins by hand and ends in your mailbox.
The October edition was titled Blinded Man. A work I created years ago, but which has taken on new meaning now. The man portrayed does not look, or rather: cannot look. His eyes are covered, but his presence is intense. There is something elusive in his posture, something that balances between vulnerability and strength.
A portrait without a gaze
When I painted Blinded Man, I wasn't thinking about politics. I was thinking about silence, about observing without judgment, about what remains when sight is no longer possible. Only later did the work begin to speak in ways I didn't yet understand.
Blinded Man calls for deceleration. For awareness. For those rare moments when we don't immediately react, but linger for a moment in the space between looking and understanding.
The blindfold as a symbol in art
The blindfold in this portrait is not a limitation but an invitation. An invitation to look differently. In a time when news, opinions, and campaigns are rapidly pouring over us, the blindfold reminds us that not everything needs to be visible to have meaning.
For me personally, the artwork Blinded Man is not about ignorance, but about trust. Trust that, even with closed eyes, you can find your way. That intuition, feeling, and reflection are just as valuable as sight.
An artwork that grows with time
What I love most about the Print Club. is that each work comes alive the moment it is received. Art changes not only through light or space, but through time, through the context in which you view it.
Each month, members receive a unique art print that says something about seeing, thinking, and feeling. Sometimes new work, sometimes a reinterpretation of older creations. Always carefully printed, numbered, and thoughtfully packaged.
"I wanted members, upon opening the envelope, to pause for a moment. To feel the paper, trace its texture with their fingers, and perhaps smile at the thought that art doesn't always have to be loud to speak."
Jordy Koumans, KOJO Art
A monthly pause via snail mail
The Print Club. is more than a mailing service for me; it's a small ritual. Every month, I think about what I want to share, which images fit the feeling of that moment. Sometimes it's an explosion of color, sometimes understated black and white. October called for silence, reflection, and a gentle tension between seeing and not seeing.
Because that's what I hope the Print Club. does: it offers a pause. A chance to slow down, to experience art as something personal, something intimate. Something you not only see, but also feel.
The power of art by snail mail
There's something special about receiving art via snail mail. The world is faster than ever, but amidst that speed, an envelope slips through your letterbox. A work intended just for you, wrapped in paper, hand-signed, numbered. A moment of attention you can touch.
The idea that art once again travels via snail mail, from studio to living room, I find almost poetic. It brings something human back into a digital age.
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About KOJO Art
KOJO Art is the brand name under which I, Jordy Koumans, paint and sell from my studio in Tilburg. Every work begins as an original acrylic or oil painting. The Print Club. is my way of making unique art prints tangible monthly – hand-signed, by mail, worldwide.
