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DEADBOOKS GALLERY · OSAKA

I·N·T·J

Yuka Nagasawa

Solo Exhibition

October 3–18, 2026
13:00–19:00

DEADBOOKS GALLERY
Room 220, Junkei Building
2-2-28 Minamisenba, Chuo-ku
Osaka 542-0081, Japan

I·N·T·J exhibition poster featuring a black and white photographic self-portrait
Exhibition poster · I·N·T·J

About the exhibition

DEADBOOKS GALLERY presents I·N·T·J, a solo exhibition by Yuka Nagasawa, bringing together works made through photographic printmaking and analogue photography, including cyanotype, Van Dyke brown and silver gelatin processes.

In this exhibition, the four letters form a framework through which Nagasawa arranges her inner landscapes. While the title shares its initials with a personality type, the artist gives them a series of shifting meanings, inviting viewers to approach the works through multiple readings.

Imprint · Negative · Trace · Journal

Instant · Narrative · Transform · Journey

Illusion · Null · Timeless · Junction

Across the works, photographic images meet the physical surfaces that carry them. Layered papers, visible stitches, handwritten marks and uneven edges draw attention to how each image has been assembled. Blue and brown tones sit alongside darker photographic images, while fragments of figures, flowers and interiors appear with varying degrees of clarity.

Words enter these surfaces as another layer of the image. Short phrases are placed beside photographic fragments, opening a space between what can be seen and what can be read. The relationship between text, image and material invites close attention to details that might otherwise pass unnoticed.

The changing associations of I·N·T·J offer possible routes through the exhibition. An imprint can be read as a trace; a fragment can become part of a narrative; a journal can suggest a journey. These associations remain open, allowing viewers to find their own connections among the works.

Selected works

Works photographed in the gallery

Layered yellow and blue photographic papers with visible red stitching
Yuka Nagasawa · I·N·T·J
Photographic collage with flowers, a figure, handwriting and stitches
Yuka Nagasawa · I·N·T·J
Grey and blue paper work incorporating the words The truth will set you free
Yuka Nagasawa · I·N·T·J
Blue photographic paper work incorporating the words Water finds its own level
Yuka Nagasawa · I·N·T·J
Blue photographic paper work incorporating the words Things happen That is all
Yuka Nagasawa · I·N·T·J
Framed photographic image of a dark flower against a brown background
Yuka Nagasawa · I·N·T·J
Framed dark blue photographic image
Yuka Nagasawa · I·N·T·J
Framed photographic image of furniture and an interior
Yuka Nagasawa · I·N·T·J

Exhibition views

DEADBOOKS GALLERY · October 2026

Installation view showing the exhibition introduction and works on gallery walls
Installation view
Oblique view of two photographic collages mounted on the gallery wall
Detail of the installation
Visitors and works in the gallery during I·N·T·J
Exhibition view
Visitors and works in the gallery during I·N·T·J
Exhibition view
Visitors and works in the gallery during I·N·T·J
Exhibition view
Visitors and works in the gallery during I·N·T·J
Exhibition view
Visitors and works in the gallery during I·N·T·J
Exhibition view
Visitors and works in the gallery during I·N·T·J
Exhibition view

Exhibition venue

October 3–18, 2026
13:00–19:00

Room 220, Junkei Building
2-2-28 Minamisenba, Chuo-ku
Osaka 542-0081, Japan

Works and publications

Original artworks from the exhibition, the artist’s photobooks and handmade goods are available for purchase at the gallery.

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