Yumiko Utsu’s latest book, Rose Window, published by heuristic + artbeat, is only sold in Japan, but you can get it at shop.heuristic.com. The photos here are previously unpublished outtakes from 2009’s Out of Ark.

Mushroom Girl, 2012. © Yumiko Utsu, courtesy of G/P Gallery

Squid Maria, 2012. © Yumiko Utsu, courtesy of G/P Gallery