Nusa

First edition of Nusa by Masao Yamamoto (2026)

First impression

Limited edition of 1500 numbered copies

Large format hardback in new condition 

Bodonian binding with visible stitching with cream thread

Please note that all copies are pristine and unread. Due to the bespoke binding and intentional chopped-board design, subtle variations may occur, and individual copies may exhibit a characteristic structural lean -all of which are inherent to the book's unique aesthetic.

Numbered to copyright page

About

“Nusa” is the result of a dialogue between the photographer Masao Yamamoto and the composer and musician Akira Uchida, initiated by IIKKI, between April 2025 and March 2026.
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“Nusa” is the last part of a trilogy started in 2020 with Masao Yamamoto and Akira Uchida. A project that began with light (“Sasanami”, 2020), moved through darkness (“Kurayami”, 2023), and returned to the ambivalence of the two (“Nusa”, 2026), which ultimately sustain and complement one another in all their variations and complementarities. Both in terms of tones and in the humanity that runs through us in these times of such stark contrast.
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For this last part of the trilogy, Masao Yamamoto and Akira Uchida travelled to the island of Hokkaido at the beginning of 2026 to supplement the project with photographs and audio recordings of the ice and the surrounding landscapes.
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