The "M13 Years Old Cocoon" photobook is a beautifully crafted collection of images that take the viewer on a journey through Hanasaiki's world. The book is divided into several sections, each featuring a different aspect of her photography. From landscapes and portraits to still-life compositions and experimental works, the photobook offers a comprehensive overview of Hanasaiki's creative range.
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The new release, titled "Cocoon," appears to be a curated collection or a previously less-known series that brings together many of her sessions with Mayu. The title Cocoon is evocative, perhaps symbolizing the fragile, protected, and transitional state of adolescence that Kiyooka was so intent on capturing. As the title suggests, the young model Mayu is presented not as a fully formed adult, but as a figure caught in a transformative and tender period of her life. This is further underscored by the model's age—M13 years old—a central and explicit theme of the work, originally highlighted in her 1982 photobook, "My Name is Mayu, 13 Years Old". However, this string of text seems fragmented and