288 pages Artwork by Hajime Sorayama Edited by Meaghan McGovern Text by Reiko Tsubaki Foreword by Stella McCartney Designed by Yoshirotten 30.5 × 24.8 cm Language: English Hardback Publisher: Rizzoli 2026
A band of reflected light can make a figure in a Hajime Sorayama painting look as though it were built from polished metal. In Light, Reflection, Transparency, drawings, paintings and sculptures show how he produces that illusion at different scales. His chrome figures borrow the poses of pin-up illustration and the precision of industrial design, making the line between skin and machinery hard to place.
Made to accompany a travelling retrospective, the book sets recent work alongside earlier pieces. The selection makes it possible to follow Sorayama’s attention to surfaces from drawings and paintings to monumental sculptures, where the light in the room becomes part of the work. His collaborations in fashion and design show how readily that visual language moves beyond the gallery.
