12321
Shortlisted for “First PhotoBook Award” by 2023 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards
“12321” is a 304-page photo novel by Yao Yuan, that juxtaposes images created during and after Nagakura Nami’s pregnancy and the birth of her child, across 2017-2019. In parallel with images of Yuan’s personal life and journeys between Japan and China, “12321” contemplates ancient allegories and worldmaking within the contemporary condition through a queer intimate vision.
The book portrays multitudes of cinematic cityscapes and natural sceneries, vigorous colors and mundane daily moments. Rough emotions and banal transience coexist, it ponders on an array of subjects such as time, memories, gender, borders, identity, spirituality, nature, healing, care, reality and mystery.
― description from the publisher
- Book Size
- 260 × 195 mm
- Pages
- 304 pages
- Binding
- Softcover
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Language
- English
- Limited Edition
- 250
