"One Year" - Saki Obata
commune Press
36 pages / 210 × 148mm / Edition of 300
A curated collection of works from Saki Obata's acclaimed exhibition exploring Japan's four seasons through her distinctive "Seasonal Records" series. This limited edition zine features original artwork from her popular 2024 and 2025 commune calendars, selections from her "Kinderszenen" manga series, and exclusive new pieces created for the exhibition.
Obata's cinematic approach to illustration captures the passage of time through sensory memories, with her signature masterful perspectives and meticulously arranged environmental details. Each page reveals how seasonal changes unlock intimate recollections—from profound moments to the smallest everyday experiences triggered by spring's scent, summer sounds, autumn's melancholy, and winter's warmth.
A intimate visual diary that transforms fleeting seasonal moments into lasting artistic memories, celebrating the narrative power of Japan's changing seasons through one of contemporary illustration's most evocative voices.
