Special Edition Book + Slipcase with Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Cover: Engraved 400gsm card
Slipcase: Laser-cut 400gsm card
Pages: Risograph on recycled flecked 140gsm paper
Dimensions: 260 × 225mm
Page Count: 64
Binding: Stab-bound (Kangxi variation) with waxed thread
Publication Date: December 2025
Author’s Notes:
A handmade photo book capturing observations from a road trip between Kagawa and Nagano. “I focused on creating combinations of photographs that are playful and represent the connections I felt between nature, love, intimacy, architecture, spirituality, and the atmosphere we encountered.”
Each page conceals a gatefold spread, folding outward to reveal an image or diptych underneath. The book is bound using a four-hole stab method with a Kangxi variation, where stitching covers the corner pieces. The cover image is engraved into the cover itself, revealing depth and detail from different angles.
Printed using a Risograph, a Japanese process blending screenprinting and xerography, each page has a tactile, textural richness. Inspired by wabi-sabi, the process embraces irregularities: soy ink bleeds and smudges, the surface is grainy and imperfect, giving each page a timeworn, intimate presence.
The book is housed in a slipcase, with the title and other details engraved into the case itself. A small die-cut window on the front reveals the cover image inside, shaped like the Kōgetsudai from Ginkaku-ji temple in Kyoto.