Yū-kai

Photography comes with its own logic. By that I mean that there is a general expectation why photographs might have been taken, whether to document a moment, to preserve it, or whatever else. What if that logic is broken, though? What if a set of photographs resists interpretation along the kinds of standard avenues that are generally used? As a vehicle for such an approach, the photobook is particularly well suited. With explanatory text usually absent, a photobook relies on its photographs alone to establish the world it aims at creating for its viewers. This basic fact makes creating a photobook difficult; at the same time, it provides the basis for the possible enjoyment or satisfaction a viewer might experience. The key to understanding a photobook is to realize that it will contain its own logic. While a viewer does not know what exactly is going to happen (and how) solely through the use of photographs the book will reveal itself to them. All they have to do is to submit to the…

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