KOJI ONAKA
The Dog in France (Signed)
Published by Sokyu-Sha, 2008
Book size 20 x 21.5 cm
Pages 64 pages
Hardcover
Language Japanese and English
Edition of 1200
Signed by the artist
Good condition
Photographer Koji Onaka moved to France in 1992, escaping his still life in Japan. The Dog in France assembles dreamy black and white photography of life in a city with poetic texts. The photos speak for loneliness and escapism “return tomorrow without finding any answer”.
"In 1992, amidst various personal problems, I felt it would be best to let them clear up by getting away from Tokyo for a while. That being the case, I decided on a destination where no rumors or talk would follow, France. In the flowering city of Paris, where I had no particular motivation to visit, nor felt any particular attraction to, I spent my days unable to get meals that I wanted to eat, with no ability to speak the language Thus I retreated further into myself. , and my memories of those days consist mostly of spending long evenings alone in my hotel room drinking cheap wine. Finding it hard sometimes to press the shutter." —Koji Onaka
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Photographer Koji Onaka moved to France in 1992, escaping what he found to be an uninspiring life in Japan. "The Dog in France" assembles dreamy black-and-white photographs of life in a city with poetic texts. The photos talk about solitude and escape “return tomorrow without finding any answer”.
"In 1992, in the midst of various personal problems, I thought it best to let them clear up by moving away from Tokyo for a while. That being the case, I set a destination where no rumors or discussions would follow, France. In the flowery city of Paris, to which I had no particular reason to visit, nor to which I felt any particular attraction, I spent my days unable to eat dinner, unable to speak the language. My memories of those days consist mainly of spending long evenings alone in my hotel room drinking cheap wine. Having difficulty pressing the shutter." - Koji Onaka