出会い (deai)

︎Editorial Design, Photography, Book Binding

5”x 5”
February 2023

Saddle-stitched

It’s about relationships between people, traveling through different spaces to reach someone while having some magical encounters with some others on the way, and missing that someone. The book travels through the air from the left side and travels through the water from the right side. And when you’re on that journey, it feels like no time has passed. Some relationships are like water and fish; fish cannot survive without water. It’s a Japanese saying that describes deep trust and people who are inseparable. The narrative is told through Japanese and English phrases written by me, along with some Japanese proverbs. It includes photos (taken by me with a pinhole camera, film camera, and digital camera), illustrations, and vellum.