Eric Scaggiante, Inemuri

Inemuri

Eric Scaggiante

Publisher
Libraryman
Year
2026
ISBN
978-91-88113-93-1
Specifications
Offset printed paperbound hardcover
21.5 × 25.5 cm
64 pages
34 color plates
Linen thread bound
Beige headband
Typography on front cover, spine and back cover in white foil
The book contains a preface written by Eric Scaggiante
First edition of 700 copies, with sticker
Special edition of 25 copies, numbered, with signed original print

Inemuri is Eric Scaggiante’s quiet exploration of a Japanese social practice of rest: sleeping in public while remaining connected to the world around oneself. Photographed in Japan, the series captures commuters in moments of stillness—bodies at rest within the rhythm of movement, suspended between private interiority and the shared experience of the train. Rather than documenting Inemuri as a cultural practice, Scaggiante uses these fleeting scenes to reflect on presence, vulnerability, and the shifting boundaries between work, rest, and imagination. His photographs evoke a subtle atmosphere where silence, routine, and surrender coexist, revealing the quiet poetry contained within everyday moments.

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