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Hand-printed relief works and original gyotaku prints in small editions, allowing the motif, paper and traces of the printing process to remain visible

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Octopus – Original Gyotaku

An original gyotaku impression of an eight-armed octopus on Japanese Kozo Natur washi

Price: Unframed: DKK 1,500 · Framed: DKK 1,800
Dimensions: Frame: W 80 × H 60 cm
Technique: Original gyotaku print
Frame: Oak-effect MDF frame with acrylic glazing
Species and catch area: Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), caught in the eastern central Atlantic
Ink: Japanese black sumi ink
Paper: Japanese Kozo Natur washi, 25 and 50 gsm
Mounting: Traditional mounting with wheat starch paste
Year: 2026

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This print was made directly from an eight-armed common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), caught in the eastern central Atlantic. In the traditional Japanese technique of gyotaku, the animal’s form is transferred directly onto paper.

Details and process

The texture of the ink in the impression of the octopus’s head.

The curves of the arms and the impressions of the suckers.

The fine outlines of the suckers on washi paper.

Dense and delicate ink marks meet in the paper’s fibres.

The edge of the paper and Haaland Studio’s red seal.

The octopus before preparation for printing.

The inked octopus, ready to meet the paper.

Jimmi Haaland in his studio with his paper fish and handmade lamps

About Haaland Studio

One person. Many expressions.

My name is Jimmi Haaland, and Haaland Studio is me. In my small Copenhagen studio, I do all the work myself — from the first idea and experiments with materials to the finished piece. There is no team of designers or production line behind the scenes. These are my hands painting, printing, shaping and building.

I work with paintings, Japanese nature prints, lamps and sculptural projects. For me, they are connected by a curiosity about materials, shapes and stories. Some ideas become a painting; others take shape in paper, yarn or light. I let the idea lead the way rather than stay with one particular technique.

Everything is made by hand, as individual works or small series — never mass-produced. The small differences and traces of the making are allowed to remain. And when you write to Haaland Studio, I am the one who replies.

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