FIN D’AUTOMNE (Special Edition) – Olivier Kervern"Three journeys have given birth to Fin D'Automne; the first being a solitary one, in stages from Tokyo to Kagoshima, southernmost city in Japan. A voyage criss crossing throughout the country, abandoned to fate and misfortunes, intuitions and stereotypes, seeking to comfort or distort the influence of books, tales, novels and films about the Japanese culture which made me yearn to travel here. I took me time to come to terms and embrace the

abandoned to fate and misfortunes

often defies immediate classification as good or bad

in its complex ebb and flow

with hindsight providing the lens through which we truly comprehend the fullness of our growth and experiences

scales or degrees in successive layers

penetrating the heart of her familiar spaces which kept eluding me

with level crossings for the passing train: no sidewalks

Created in collaboration with Katsu Naito and Jason Rider

and the profound beauty that emerges from life’s most challenging chapters

Marius Uhlig

A voyage criss-crossing throughout the country

978-0-578-29904-4