Instinto | Natsumi Ito | Shaba 2025

Instinto | Natsumi Ito | Shaba 2025Two hardcover books in a cardboard box, limited to 150 copies. "This work was published in conjunction with the solo exhibition "Instinto" held at Shaba from January 22, 2025. The box contains two collections of works, "Instinto" and "Shiver." This book is based on a selection of Natsumi's daily moments captured since 2015. In addition to her work as an artist, she is also active as a creator. While she has never publicly shared personal works

and set off to explore the real-world field map

more nationally reflective than Kikai’s or Watanabe’s

expecially on the back side

Attached is a small format print signed by the author

There are stains on the first title pages and the last colophon page

is a voyage between memories and dreams that builds a bridge between past and present

First installment of the trilogy starring Arvida Bystrom as model photographed by Valerie Phillips

Sailing by freighter from San Francisco

"I just kept walking

a moment of silence - separated from the surrounding thunder - remains indelibly engraved within the photograph" - From publisher's website

Cited in "Japanese Photobook of the 60s and 70s" by Ryuichi Kaneko and Ivan Vartanian

The natural darkroom of the swamp dyes the photographic paper in unique shades of brown and blue