And Then ─ Yukihito Kono

An artist’s book reflecting on what remains after loss, and on the quiet images that emerge between photographs and words.

And Then / それから is an artist’s book by Japanese photographer Yukihito Kono. It was conceived after Kono found, while looking back over photographs made in recent years, that many of the things depicted were already no longer in his possession. What he sought to make, however, was not a catalogue of lost objects. The texts are not presented as captions explaining the photographs, nor is there any fixed correspondence between image and word. Through its distinctive layout, the book allows images to arise from the space between them—appearing briefly as each page is turned, then receding again.

As the title suggests, the book’s gaze is directed not toward nostalgia for what was once there, but toward what comes after loss. In this sense, it also functions as a quiet homage to Shuntaro Tanikawa’s poem “Sono ato” (2013). Unnoticed, we let go of many things while at the same time taking hold of something new. The choice of paper, which visibly changes over time, resonates deeply with this theme. Holding within it the texture of passing time, the book feels almost like a compass pointing simultaneously toward past and present, gently illuminating the countless “afters” that remain within us.

Limited edition of 300 copies. Designed by Yuta Murao.

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Title: And Then / それから
Artist: Yukihito Kono
Design: Yuta Murao
Publisher: Self-published, April 2025
Format: Softcover, foil stamped on spine / PUR binding
Size: 138 × 210 mm
Pages: 90
Language: Japanese / English
Edition: Limited edition of 300 copies