Intro
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Feature
• New photobook by acclaimed Japanese photographer Ayaka Endo
• Photographed in the highlands of Tono, Iwate, Japan
• Explores the relationship between humans, horses, nature, and spirit
• Hardcover edition with 60 photographs
• Japanese / English bilingual edition
Description
Pneuma is a powerful photobook by Japanese photographer Ayaka Endo, inspired by the ancient Greek word pneuma, meaning “breath,” “wind,” and “spirit.”
The project was photographed in the highlands of Tono, Iwate Prefecture, a landscape that feels suspended between earth and sky, reality and myth.
At the center of the work is an experimental horse sanctuary that reimagines the traditional Tono culture in which humans and horses once lived under the same roof. Here, horses live freely without reins or horseshoes, moving through the grasslands in a horse-first environment that prioritizes their natural behavior and autonomy.
Rather than documenting animals or landscape alone, Endo’s photographs explore the invisible space between body and spirit, self and world, human and non-human life.
Through moments of stillness, movement, and immersion in nature, Pneuma becomes a meditation on presence, freedom, and the unseen forces that connect living beings.
Beautifully produced as a large-format hardcover volume, this book presents 60 photographs and offers a deeply contemplative photographic experience.
Details
Title: Pneuma
Artist: Ayaka Endo
Publisher: roshin books
Publication Year: 2026
Language: Japanese / English (Bilingual)
Pages: 80 pages
Photographs: 60 images
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-4-909742-10-0
Size: 289 × 213 mm
Condition: Brand New
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