Signed; Paul Cupido - Ursa Major [book + postcard] - 2024

Signed and limited edition book 60/500 + postcard of the exhibition (see photos)

"During a pilgrimage between Tokyo and Abashiri on the island of Hokkaido, I discovered the Zen concept of 'Mu,' which expresses a notion of emptiness often associated in the West with something negative. Yet it is full of potential because simplicity is a gateway to creation."

For Paul Cupido, the Moon is an existential symbol. It draws humanity into the infinitely small while simultaneously connecting us, through its mysterious nothingness, to the infinitely vast, guiding ship captains and dreamers alike through the night. In Ursa Major — the Latin name for the Big Dipper — the Moon's reflections become a lifeline in the heart of darkness. Here, the photographer imagines a hallucinatory and punk story set on the island of Miyakojima, in Okinawa, a place frequently struck by storms and typhoons. In the pitch-black night of a post-apocalyptic setting dominated by concrete, a couple ventures outside. The shadow of the demons from Onibaba, Kaneto Shindô's cult film, looms as darkness overtakes the idyllic beaches, tropical blue seas, and endless sugarcane fields.