New Release Mayuhanasakii M13: Years Oldcocoonphotobookbysumikokiyooka40l Updated
Two notable releases have recently emerged from Japanese photographer Sumiko Kiyooka, known for her intimate, often unsettling portraits of adolescence. Let’s break them down.
Collectors have noted the “40L updated” tag. Here is what it signifies: Two notable releases have recently emerged from Japanese
| Feature | Original (2024) | Updated 40L Edition (2025) | |--------|----------------|-----------------------------| | Page count | 38 pages + cover | 40 pages (4 new images) | | Layout version | Layout 32 (L32) | Layout 40 (L40) | | Paper stock | Matte | Semi-gloss with UV coating | | Afterword | 1 page by Kiyooka | 3 pages including a note by Hanasaki’s mother | | Limited run | 500 copies | 300 signed copies | If the book exists, it would likely be
The “updated” also corrects a previous printing error in the original run’s gutter margin and adds a loose archival print of a cocoon cross-section. If the book exists
If the book exists, it would likely be a slow, intimate documentary of a single year in Mayu’s life, shot inside a single room (the cocoon). Think Sally Mann’s Immediate Family but with tighter spatial boundaries.