Alain Willaume spent the first five months of 2024 in residence in Kyoto. He undertook several exploratory trips to the regions of Kyushu, Noto, Kansai, and Chugoku. The discovery of a child’s boro—a small jacket patched by mothers from one generation to the next—at a flea market further deepened his curiosity and fascination with this country, where the beauty of a garment’s wear and tear can reflect both maternal affection and the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi. A wandering photographer, he captures enigmatic landscapes populated throughout the pages by ghostly apparitions.
Cover for Alain Willaume - Nul soleil. Mais le feu
Photographs
Alain Willaume
Texts
Ryoko Sekiguchi
Véronique Brindeau
With the support of the Fondation franco-japonaise Sasakawa and Nippon Express France
Courtesy of Atelier EXB