Beyond the Mountains

Beyond the Mountains

by Maki Hayashida

Winner of the 7th Singapore International Photography Festival Dummy Book Award

Beyond the Mountains is a visual archive of illegal dumping in Japan by Maki Hayashida, which aims to reconsider the impact of waste management on nature in all parts of the world.

 By interweaving publicly archived images documented by government bodies, municipalities, and residents with her own photographs of present-day landscapes, Hayashida constructs a visual archive where past and present intersect. The environmental and social impacts of illegal dumping extend far beyond Japan. The way waste is managed varies significantly depending on a country’s political, economic, and cultural context, often reflecting societal structures in ways that go unnoticed.

 This book positions Japan’s experience as a case study, encouraging readers to reconsider this issue within their own societal frameworks.

 Image Credits: Maki Hayashida

Specification:

Publisher: ONE AND ONLY EDITIONS

Concept, storyline, and art direction: Yumi Goto
Graphic Design Coordination: Chiho Bangert
Printing Coordination and Binding: Shinohara Shiko Ltd. 

Details:

Size: H280 × W190 × 35mm
Pages: 522 pages
Weight : Approx. 2kg

Publication date: April 2025

Edition of 100
ISBN: 978-4-600-01550-3
Printed in Japan