Books

My favorite pen ran out of ink (self-published, 2024)
International Photography Awards 2024 Honorable Mention, Fine Art Book Category
An interpretation of my time living abroad in Japan, compelling photographs and voyeurist train portraits bring you through a never-before-seen perspective on society as a foreigner in a foreign country half way around the world. Exploring the immediate spaces around me with the isolating freedom of an expat, the viewer is brought in closer to the shared reality with the artist. Each copy is hand-bound, numbered and signed, includes an original print from my personal wall sequence, and a page featuring a hand-written original haiku.

 Please Return If Found (self-published, 2023)
A collection of snarky poems to provoke thoughts on love, sex, death, life, depression, happiness, existential dread, art, tomato juice, and more! I began writing poetry at a young age, but not until the last year or so did I begin to apply some effort to it. Before I knew it, out came this art/poetry book of my 28 or so favorite poems, haikus, and bits.

The Desert (unpublished, 2020)
A mysterious cold man with a glass of water for a head navigates an extremely dry desert learns the value of sharing his own water for later growth and prosperity.

The main character for this book came to me in a dream while I was in the throes of art school. I wanted to incorporate this surrealistic character in to my work somehow, eventually motivating me to construct this story. Like many others during the pandemic, my in-person courses switched to online courses, meaning I’d have to bind the book in my room if I wanted to produce it as promised. I hand drew every page, flattened them, and bound the book on the floor of my small apartment in Tokyo, with several challenges along the way. This book is a 1/1 edition, however I am open to some revision if it were to be considered for publication.

The True You (unpublished, 2017)
Life can me confusing, especially when asked “what do you want to be when you grow up?” Disregard societal expectations and find the true side of you and do what your definition of success is.
I created this in my early days as an art student in Tokyo for an assignment in 2018. After having changed my area of study multiple times and having struggled with finding my own identity and defining future plans, I decided to write something that I would have wanted to read as a young boy/adolescent when faced with these unrealistic expectations to set. Being constantly pulled, guided, and mentored by other people with the combination of fear of failure and lack of self-confidence caused me neglect what I wanted to do.