At the end of 2016, “Return to Childhood” was first published in Malaysia to great acclaim, and soon after decided to publish a Chinese version with a major Chinese publishing company, Legei Art Page. In 2017, the first printing in China sold out immediately within a week.
Artist Zeenchin’s savored the memories of childhood and the daily emotions of adulthood, focusing on the “contrast between the psychological states of children and adults” and finished his worldview with a unique sensibility.
Sometimes it is an extreme of mystery, like the evil spirits of mountains and rivers wandering around.
Sometimes it shows the existence of absolute beauty like the morning saint.
Specters, eroticism, and the pranks of bad boys, the
The aesthetic breath of the girl goddess, spreading in the midst of the mysteriousness.
Zeenchin’s aesthetics were nurtured in Southeast Asia, a land of multicultural exchange.
This book is bound in a luxurious continental style.
The large format conveys the overwhelming charm of the book.
It will be a must-have on the bookshelf of any advanced art book collector.
[Original text in Japanese, translated by DeepL]