Publications
Handmade books, scientific landscapes and the intimate scale of reading.
2021 / Handmade photobook
A handmade photography book by Satoru Yoshioka, made to order. The sequence extends the encounter with his monochrome images into the physical space of a book.
2021 / Handmade photobook
A handmade, made-to-order photobook. The title on the cover becomes visible when viewed from an angle, making the act of looking part of the encounter with the object.
Photographic Works #1 / PPrP
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
The first book from Yoshioka’s visual study of high-energy physics. Photographs of the laboratory bring experimental apparatus into view alongside the buildings, streets and working spaces around it.
Making & sharing
Yoshioka’s bookmaking process includes backing silk or cotton cloth with paper, preparing boards, folding the cloth around the edges, and pressing and drying the covers.
Read the bookmaking notes (Japanese / English)
A new book is in preparation, tracing his visits to scientific research facilities through photographs and words. The Japanese working title is 見えないものが、風景になるとき — When the invisible becomes a landscape.
Workshops focused on looking at, interpreting and discussing photographs are being planned. Dates and details have not yet been announced.
Contact
For exhibition proposals, curatorial enquiries, publications and information about prints or handmade books, please contact the artist.