Shichijūni-kō · 七十二候
72 ways to notice a year.
Japan’s traditional calendar divides the year into 72 fleeting micro-seasons. From September 2026 to August 2027, I follow them one by one — through photographs and field notes made along the way.
72 seasons. 72 photographs. One year. One edition.
September 2026 — August 2027
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The journey so far
2 / 72
Seasons captured
Sep 2–7
42The grain ripens
You are here
Sep 8–12
43White dew rests on grass
Sep 13–17
44Wagtails call
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Seasons to come
A new season every few days. A new photograph. A new perspective.
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Current season · 43 / 72
草露白
White dew rests on grass
Sep 8–12
Look closer at Season 43 — the photograph, the field note, and the small seasonal change that might otherwise have gone unnoticed.
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How the year unfolds
72 Seasons unfolds over one year, in three movements.
The photographs come first. Then the conversation grows around them. Eventually, the year becomes an object.
- 01
You are here
The seasons accumulate
Now
Every few days: one photograph, one field note, one newsletter. The visual language is discovered in the field — season by season.
- 02
After 10–15 seasons
The conversation grows
Deepening the journal & developing the edition
The journal expands. Community notes, prototypes, materials, format, printing and rewards enter the process. The physical edition begins to take shape.
Journal
The conversation grows
White dew. A colder night. Water writing itself across a leaf.
- 03
Toward Kickstarter
The journey becomes a shared project
Pre-launch → Kickstarter → 72 / 72
The project moves into pre-launch with real photographs, tested design and tangible production options. Kickstarter becomes the funding moment — while 72seasons.art remains the permanent home.
Pre-launch → Kickstarter → 72 / 72
The year becomes an object
72 seasons. 72 photographs. One year. One edition.
- 01You are here
The seasons accumulate
Now
Every few days: one photograph, one field note, one newsletter. The visual language is discovered in the field — season by season.
- 02After 10–15 seasons
The conversation grows
Deepening the journal & developing the edition
The journal expands. Community notes, prototypes, materials, format, printing and rewards enter the process. The physical edition begins to take shape.
- 03Toward Kickstarter
The journey becomes a shared project
Pre-launch → Kickstarter → 72 / 72
The project moves into pre-launch with real photographs, tested design and tangible production options. Kickstarter becomes the funding moment — while 72seasons.art remains the permanent home.
Journal
The conversation grows
White dew. A colder night. Water writing itself across a leaf.
Pre-launch → Kickstarter → 72 / 72
The year becomes an object
72 seasons. 72 photographs. One year. One edition.
Poetic & observational
A slower way of seeing seasonal change.
Photographed by Michael Gebert
72 personal photographic responses — not a documentary of Japan.
First physical edition
A freestanding tear-off calendar and collectible photographic object.
Crowdfunding 2027
Supporting the journey before all 72 seasons are complete.
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