The photographic work of Ivan Matejka is connected with several paradoxes. He possessed a genetically-determined head start compared to other photographers - blessed with distinctive talent, he created his first noteworthy shots at the age of sixteen. It seemed that he took off as a photographer at full speed, as his photographs were quickly exhibited, published and from time to time even awarded. However, he remains a little-known photographer. He has only had two smaller solo exhibitions, and sporadically participates in cultural life; in fact, almost no one has seen his work from the past two decades. Ivan Matejka perceives the world as "chaotic and messy." However, when it comes to photography, he thinks that "this mess must be removed. In a photographic picture, there must be order like the gears in a watch..." And so, for Matejka, roses bloom even in a junkyard. One simply has to be close enough, and supremely alert in order to observe the world opening up for us in countless new views.

This selection of photographs by cameraman Martin Strba is an important representative of the Slovak New Wave, and reflects the personal story of this artist and his unique ability through simple compositions to capture the feelings and values that he believes to be important. The publication is the first monograph to be presented to the wider public and critics. Martin Strba doesn't intend to shock the viewer, he just wants to talk. He doesn't want to comprehend the whole world, only what he finds to be important. Love, faith, closeness, friendship. The men and women in his photographs are symbols at the same time as they are concrete people. He admits that he is inspired by surrealism, which is visible in the absurd line of his work. The influence of the film industry appeares in his pictures too.

Lost (m)ODE captures more than 40 years of the clothing culture in Czechoslovakia during the socialist era. Post-war clothing design felt the intense pressure of the new ideology, which this book demonstrates with excerpts from daily newspapers and fashion magazines and the esthetic ideas portrayed in unique fashion photographs. This publication also presents individuals who were lost within the anonymous atmosphere of Slovak clothing manufacturs, and interesting stories of designers, editors, models, tailors and photographers and others from the fashion industry. The view of fashion changed with socialist ideology. The word fashion was replaced by the terms dress and apparel. It lost its elitist nature and its social function was changed.