Kawauchi often thinks about new ways to see her photographs, allowing her to continue to find new meaning and significance in her work.There is little known about her personal life and family, but through her photo bookCui Cui(2005) she portrays the memories of her family, which she has said to have been shooting for over a decade.The photos in said book capture all the ordinaries and emotions of life, ranging from the happiness of childbirth to the heartbreak of death.