SARA YUKIKO / XO1

Sara Yukiko
XO1, 2025
Paperback, 350 paged
15.24 x 15.24 cm
XO & Co. New York, NY

XO1 by Sara Yukiko captures the thrill of the hunt—a curated collection of unexpected finds pulled from the edges of memory, impulse, and chance. It invites a quick glance, but rewards a slower look. A rhythm of discovery, where each turn leads you further into what can’t quite be named, yet feels like something you’ve always been searching for.

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X is:
“No”.
It is also “yes”.
It is an invitation,
a treasure hunt.
It solves a mystery,
it marks the spot –
A kiss.
X both resists and sets boundaries.

A magic trick.
Now you see it, now you don’t.

Sometimes everything is the same!

O is:
The air we breathe.
It is circling forever.
Inhale, exhale.
Open,
Closed.
Hopeful.
O is everything and nothing at all.

Our eyes inside the mirror.
Infinite choices, perhaps some already taken –
reflecting what would or could be.

We feel dizzy.
The context continues to shift.

“Because I said so.”

– Milah Libin + Sara Yukiko