vocalise — Kotori Kawashima , SIGNED, Little More — 2011

A quiet, disarming portrait of childhood unfolding between Tokyo and Paris. Shot with Kawashima’s signature softness, the book follows a young girl through intimate, everyday moments—eating, wandering, staring—where nothing “happens” yet everything is felt. First issued in 2011, it became a key title in contemporary Japanese photobook culture, resonating with the diaristic sensitivity of Rinko Kawauchi. Its compact, almost toy-like format intensifies the experience, each spread reading like a fleeting, tactile memory.

Technical Sheet
Title: vocalise
Artist / Author: Kotori Kawashima
Date: 2011
Medium / Materials: Offset printed photobook
Dimensions (cm): Approx. 15 × 11
Pages: Unpaginated
Language: Japanese
Publisher / Editor: Little More
ISBN: 978-4-89815-281-3