Publisher/赤々舎

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"SWISS (Third Edition, Azalea Pink)" is a photobook by Yurie Nagashima, one of Japan's leading female photographers. In "empty white room" (1995), she photographed her friends and playmates; in "Family" (1998), as the title suggests, she captured the daily life of her own family; and in "Not Six" (2004), she photographed her husband. Nagashima has captured her own feelings through the depiction of those close to her. She won the Ihei Kimura Award in 2000, and more recently, the Kodansha Essay Award for her essay collection "Memories of My Back," demonstrating her exceptional literary talent as well as her artistic sensibility. This book is a collection of works published in 2010, consisting of illustrations and diary entries taken during a time she spent with her beloved son at an artist residency in Switzerland in 2007. Inspired by flower photographs cherished by her late grandmother, this photo-essay confronts people through flowers, reflects on those far away, and expresses her feelings for those close to her. The delicate emotions of a woman and mother confronting loneliness are expressed through illustrations, text, and a remarkably beautiful book design, making this a masterpiece of photo-essay that brings together the wisdom of the photographer and designer. Book design by Bunpei Yorifuji. 2024, 3rd edition, azalea-colored cover.