Ursa Major [Signed]

Self, 2024
Hardback
First edition
As new

Edition of 500 copies
Signed and numbered by Paul Cupido

For Paul Cupido, the moon is an existential symbol. It entangles man in the infinitely small while, through its secret nothingness, it connects him to the infinitely great, guiding ship captains and dreamers through the night.

In Ursa Major — the Latin name for the Big Dipper — these reflections become a lifeline in the heart of darkness. The photographer imagines a hallucinatory, punk narrative set on the island of Miyakojima, Okinawa, regularly struck by storms and typhoons.

In the dark night of a post-apocalyptic setting where concrete dominates, a couple ventures outside. The shadow of the demons from Kaneto Shindō’s cult film Onibaba looms as darkness overtakes paradisiacal beaches, tropical blue seas and endless sugarcane fields.