Inhabiting Lights - Masatake Shinohara, Rinko Kawauchi

Inhabiting Light – Dialogue on the Edge of the Everyday World brings together Japanese philosopher Masatake Shinohara and photographer Rinko Kawauchi in an ongoing dialogue between words and images. Shinohara's philosophical texts are answered by Kawauchi's photographs, which in turn prompt further writing, creating a quiet exchange exploring light, nature, place and our experience of the everyday world.

Published by Tokyo-based torch press in 2025, the book reflects Kawauchi's distinctive ability to find significance in fleeting, seemingly ordinary moments, while Shinohara considers the relationship between human existence and the natural environments we inhabit.

Title: Inhabiting Light – Dialogue on the Edge of the Everyday World
Text: Masatake Shinohara
Photography: Rinko Kawauchi
Published: 2025
Publisher: torch press
Pages: 136
Format: Hardcover
Size: 25.2 × 18 cm
Design: Yuri Suyama & Minami Ogahara
Language: Japanese & English
ISBN: 978-4-907562-55-7