süü — A Taemin Ha Photobook on the Mongolian Plains
Taemin Ha's photobook süü, published by Chose Commune, documents time spent with a family on the Mongolian plains. The book moves through the seasons: portraits of children, wide rural landscapes, and animals observed at close range, structured by changes in weather and light.
Light is a recurring element in Taemin Ha's practice. In süü it appears as spring clarity, summer glare, and winter haze — and falls indoors, filtering through the window of a yurt without turning the scenes into spectacle. The sequence holds a consistent pace, letting seasonal shifts carry the rhythm of the work.
Poems by Erdenesolongo Batchuluun and Byambajav Gombojav run throughout the book. Text and image share the page as parallel registers rather than caption and illustration, forming a sustained correspondence between two modes of attention.
Editing and sequencing are by Cécile Poimboeuf-Koizumi, who also handled the design in collaboration with Perrine Serre. The book is published as a first edition by Chose Commune in October 2025, in French, English, and Mongolian. It runs to 80 pages with 38 plates, at 30 × 24.5 cm.
süü is part of Lokator100's Photobooks catalogue, selected for its formal restraint and sustained engagement with its subject.
About the Photographer
Taemin Ha (born 1995, Gunsan) is a South Korean photographer based in Seoul. His practice is built on sustained contact with the people and communities he photographs, attending to their daily rhythms over time.
In süü, Taemin Ha uses portraiture and landscape to register seasonal change and the texture of communal life. The approach stays observational and restrained, with consistent attention to light and distance.
