"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. "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. 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
limited edition to 1500 copies, hand numbered & hand stamped. first edition and only edition (no re-print). hardcover book (24 cm x 22 cm), Bodonian binding with visible stitching with cream thread. 108 pages, 67 photos printed on Arena Smooth Ivory 140g/m2, logo and slot embossed (front and back cover), matt laminate grain of stone finish on covers.
