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"I,ma,ge, Backups, Nobody Knows" - Xiaopeng Yuan

commune Press

¥3,800 (Tax not included)

Photo book “I,ma,ge, Backups, Nobody Knows” by Xiaopeng Yuan, published by commune Press, features a collection of snapshots taken by this Shanghai-based photographer during his travels through various cities in Japan between 2023 and 2025.

“I,ma,ge, Backups” is Xiaopeng Yuan’s ongoing archival project, initiated as a personal safeguard against digital image loss. Nobody Knows, a folder within this archive, suggests a quiet anonymity—none of the scenes knew they were being captured. Taken during Yuan’s travels in Japan, the series reflects a silent, observational practice shaped by linguistic barriers and a sense of detachment.

The book was designed by Han Gao, a graphic designer based in New York. 

144 pages / 148 x 210mm / Printed in Japan / Limited to 500 copies

Xiaopeng Yuan | Xiaopeng Yuan
A photographer born in 1987 and currently living in Shanghai, China. Graduated from the School of Fine Arts at Jiangxi Normal University. Yuan has worked on a variety of photography projects for publications including TANK Magazine, Kinfolk Magazine, and brands such as  Bottega Veneta, AURALEE and so forth. He is also founder of Same Paper, a creative studio in Shanghai established in 2013 that specializes in publishing art books.
@xiaopeng_yuan