Ayaka Endo: Kanoko Signed First Edition Photo Book Limited Edition 500

Intro

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Feature

• Signed by photographer Ayaka Endo
• Limited edition of only 500 copies
• Published by independent art publisher bookshop M
• Combines literature and photography in a unique book form
• Features 98 photographic works alongside the novel Sushi by Kanoko Okamoto

Description

Ayaka Endo: Kanoko is a beautifully produced artist book that brings together photography and literature in a carefully edited and designed volume.

Created as the sixth title in a series exploring the relationship between Japanese literature and photography, the book pairs Kanoko Okamoto’s 1939 short story “Sushi” with photographs by contemporary photographer Ayaka Endo.

Rather than functioning as illustration or documentation, the photographs and text exist in parallel, allowing readers to move between seeing and reading while discovering new meanings and atmospheres.

Ayaka Endo’s images explore shifting boundaries between nature and intervention, presence and absence, memory and perception. These visual traces resonate with the lingering emotional presence found within Okamoto’s writing.

Presented as an object as much as a book, Kanoko offers a contemplative encounter between literature, photography, and material form.

Details

Title: Ayaka Endo: Kanoko
Artist: Ayaka Endo
Author: Kanoko Okamoto
Publisher: bookshop M
Publication Year: 2026
Language: English
Pages: 240 pages
Photographs: 98 images
Size: 210 × 148 mm
Binding: Softcover with slipcase
Edition: Limited Edition of 500 copies
Signature: Signed by Ayaka Endo

Condition: Brand New

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