A Nervous Symmetry – A Photobook by Kyun Ngui
A Nervous Symmetry is a limited-edition photobook by Kyun Ngui, with art direction by Brad Feuerhelm and design by Lee Tesche, published by Nearest Truth Editions.
Shot primarily in London and predominantly in black and white, the book unfolds as a unified sequence of images moving between the concrete and the atmospheric. The familiar slips into the dreamlike; moments of clarity dissolve into shadow or glare, then return again to the everyday.
Less concerned with documenting a place than with tracing a state of perception, A Nervous Symmetry explores mood, ambiguity, and the quiet rhythm of looking.
Book flip-through with commentary by Brad Feuerhelm
Flip-through of the book, with Brad Feuerhelm’s commentary, on Nearest Truth’s Patreon.
About the Book
Colours shown are a digital mock-up. Final printed colours may vary slightly.
Size: 203mm × 133mm × 15mm (8.0" × 5.25" × 0.6")
Pages: 152
Images: 139
Binding: Open-spine binding
Papers: Munken Lynx & Fedrigoni
Printing: LONGO
Typography: Founders Grotesk Mono & Fugue
Publisher: Nearest Truth Editions
Photography: Kyun Ngui
Art Direction: Brad Feuerhelm
Design: Lee Tesche
Edition: First edition of 200 copies
Published: December 2025
The book contains no internal text.
All text — including the colophon — appears only on a translucent wrap-around jacket.
Inside, the images run from cover to cover, with space and pacing created through occasional blank pages.