14 pp. 14x12¾. Handmade book. Mixed media constructed from handmade paper, photographs, feathers, and glass. Cover made of feathers and fabric, with a leather and chicken claw closure.

Takagi was born in Obihire, Hokkaido (Japan) and educated in Tokyo. She moved to New York in 1983 to study English at Columbia University but really wanted to become a photographer. She first worked in commercial labs as a printer, and in 1988 did a series on Ellis Island that coincided with its renovation project. She recently became a Guggenheim Grant recipient.