Japanese Artist Creates Real Life Magic Book That Glows from Within
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It’s hard to avoid the allure of a magic book, full of glowing pages, riddles, mystery, and folktales. Although the image of these bewitching volumes often only reside in the imagination, Japanese artist Uka Ohashi has conjured her own real life version, featuring letters that illuminate as you turn the pages.
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