KOJI ONAKA
SHANGHAI HOT POT
Published by Kaido books, 2021
Booksize 23.3 x 17.4 cm
Pages, 32 pages
Softcover
Limited edition of 300
SIGNED
Published almost two decades after the fact, Koji Onaka's photographs from Shanghai show a city in turmoil and constant, wide-ranging change. In beautiful, somewhat nostalgic colors, Shanghai turns huts to dust and builds skyscrapers out of dirt, keeps its traditions while modernizing its streets.
“In 2004 I visited Shanghai in China for the first time in my life. It was a world of chaos, where the city kept being destroyed as new skyscrapers leapt out of the ground.”
— From the artist's statement
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Published nearly two decades after the event, Koji Onaka’s photographs of Shanghai show a city in turmoil and constant change. In beautiful, somewhat nostalgic colors, Shanghai turns huts to dust and builds skyscrapers from earth, retaining its traditions while modernizing its streets.
"In 2004, I visited Shanghai, China for the first time in my life. It was a world of chaos, where the city was constantly being destroyed while new skyscrapers were emerging from the ground."
- Excerpt from the artist