Publisher/Pierre Von Kleist Editions

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"Drop of Light to Rushing Water" is a collection of works by Japanese photographer Keiko Nomura (1979-). Having studied photography at Osaka University of Arts, Nomura has consistently explored themes such as the relationship between people and land, the cycle of nature, and the transmission of memory through works such as "Deep South," set in the American South, "Otari - Pristine Peaks," which photographed Otari Village in Nagano Prefecture, and "Okinawa," which focuses on Okinawa. While based on the techniques of documentary photography, her approach goes beyond mere documentation, striving to capture the flow of time and even the invisible presence of the land, giving her a unique position in contemporary Japanese photography. This book is a collection of works created while visiting various locations in Taiwan, where the sea, rivers, forests, and people's lives are quietly interwoven within a single flow. The "light" and "water" in the title are important motifs that run through Nomura's work, appearing in her photographs not only as natural phenomena but also as symbols of memory and the cycle of life. Her perspective, which observes people and landscapes without distinction, doesn't simply introduce Taiwan as a land, but rather reveals the layers of time shared by the people and nature that live there. This book is a condensed representation of Keiko Nomura's representative worldview, which quietly attempts to touch not the surface of the land, but the memories and sensations that flow beneath it.