Kohei Omachi: moon echo

This book contains photographs of the moon taken between 2020 and 2023. Depicted as a fetus, the moon is printed on thermal paper—the same type used for ultrasound images.

One day it occurred to me that I had a telescope in storage at my parents’ house, so I contacted my mother and asked her to send it to my place in Tokyo. The room where I live faces south, and since there are no buildings around it that block the hakudo (literally, “white path”), I can watch the moon day and night on days with nice weather. I would leave the telescope out by the window and spend days on end looking at the moon. January 2, 2020. That day the moon was a little less than half-moon, and I noticed it shining in the southwest sky through the frosted glass window. As usual, I pointed the telescope at the moon and looked through its eyepiece. In its center, surrounded by the blacked-out corners as though by vignetting, the image of the moon at that instant reminded me of a baby in a fetal position. From this day on, I have begun to see the moon as a fetus captured in an ultrasound photo. (Excerpt from the book)

Kohei Omachi
Born in 1990, based in Tokyo and Shiga. Much of his work centers on the theme of life, drawing inspiration from historical, scientific, as well as personal topics. He continues to explore photographic expression by employing preexisting media in the process.

Pages: 384
Dimensions: 135 x 205 mm
Format: Softcover
Language: English, Japanese
Year: 2024
Publisher: KOPO