
Tumble
- Publisher
- Libraryman
- Year
- 2023
- ISBN
- 978-91-88113-66-5
- Specifications
- Offset printed paperbound hardcover
17 × 22 cm
96 pages
73 color plates
Linen thread bound
Dustcover in offset, with typography on front cover, spine and flaps in gold foil
Grape headband
The book contains a foreword, in Japanese, written by novelist Seiko Ito, with an English translation
First edition of 1,000 copies
Special edition of 25 copies, numbered, with signed original print
Shortlisted for the Author Book Award at Les Rencontres d'Arles, 2024
A few tenths of a second one spends rolling is a moment beyond our control. This is the moment when each individuality emerges, whether it’s a character, a gift, or a result of hard work (although one might not consider denguri-gaeri as hard work). This moment captures the very unique 間 (ma)—which generally means ‘personal space’ or ‘timing’—of that individual. This 間 (ma) expressed in Tumble corresponds to the 間 (ma)—also meaning ‘terms’ or ‘relationship’—that one forms through interaction with society. Osamu Yokonami sees it as a fundamental and intriguing nature of our existence.