2025, Risograph (yellow on black paper, blue on yellow paper)
4.25 x 4.25 x 1.5 in
Opens and reads from right to left, top to bottom, following typical Japanese reading and writing. The book's contents are additionally written in Japanese, taking advantage of various wordplay and character vs pronunciation differences. The content can be summed as: my personal journey in my exploration of life and language as a transgender individual, and how I came to choose the name Shinsei ("nova" lit. "new star") for myself. The book and its contents are meant to fully represent myself in ways that I am not physically able to with myself, yet, as well as tying my culture into an inseparable part of my identity as well. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas in tortor risus. Praesent rhoncus neque a nulla volutpat, sit amet molestie nisi luctus. Vivamus sit amet pellentesque tortor. Maecenas quis egestas urna. Morbi volutpat risus in lacinia volutpat. Nulla placerat faucibus erat ac tempor. Praesent et urna at arcu viverra vulputate eget hendrerit odio.