NAMI_波 Syoin Kajii

This volume stands as an extension of nearly twenty years of practice since Shoin Kajii’s debut photobook, NAMI, which won the Grand Prix at the inaugural FOIL Award.

The waves rolling onto the sea before our eyes swell, crash, shimmer, pulse, and fall calm. Constantly shifting from moment to moment, they never retain the same form. Day after day, the artist gazes at the sea, confronting eternity—

Captivated by the fleeting expressions shown by the waves, which have continued to roll and sway since ancient times, every turn of the page evokes a new swell of emotion.