{"product_id":"yana-van-ginneken-a-place-to-disappear","title":"Yana Van Ginneken - A Place to Disappear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaunch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNovember 4, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6 PM - 8 PM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYana Van Ginneken’s (b. 1998, Belgian) first book, A Place to Disappear, explores the quiet moments of disappearance that unfold among passengers traveling across Japan’s seas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series began in 2024, when Van Ginneken boarded a ferry crossing the Inland Sea. She became fascinated by the way passengers gradually withdrew into themselves as the journey unfolded. Settling into their chosen places, they remained physically present while drifting increasingly into an inner world—gazing out to sea, closing their eyes, falling asleep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Van Ginneken, the ferry became a threshold between konoyo (この世), “this world,” and anoyo (あの世), “that world” or the other shore. Her understanding of this passage was shaped in part by Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe crossing is a horizontal movement: a passage across the sea, from one shore to another. At the same time, another movement takes place vertically. Through immersion in water, the body seems to descend inward, while the soul is imagined to rise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photographs made on land appear as fragments of memories or dreams carried ashore by the traveling passengers: children chasing a dinosaur, an empty school field, stones counted in the mind to induce sleep, or a dragon entering a police station.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the passengers become absorbed in their own inner worlds, Van Ginneken seeks to become almost invisible herself—to dissolve into observation and into the world around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst edition of 500 copies. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYana Van Ginneken is the recipient of the 2026 un\/fund—Libraryman Publishing Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 2026\u003cbr\u003e24 x 18 cm\u003cbr\u003e64 pages (45 color plates)\u003cbr\u003eOffset printed paperbound hardcover\u003cbr\u003eLinen thread bound\u003cbr\u003eCerulean headband\u003cbr\u003eTypography on front cover in deep umber foil\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978–91–88113–97–9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Libraryman\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yvon Lambert Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59499781620060,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0085\/4913\/8498\/files\/imgi_4_LM-Yana-Van-Ginneken-A-Place-to-Disappear-01_ef67fc73-ad79-41b0-a785-b69b74e18e29.jpg?v=1791985712","url":"https:\/\/www.yvon-lambert.com\/products\/yana-van-ginneken-a-place-to-disappear","provider":"Yvon Lambert Paris","version":"1.0","type":"link"}