NOBUYOSHI ARAKI
HANA KINBAKU
Published by Taka Ishii Gallery in 2008
Book size 25.2 x 15.8 cm
152 pages
Hardcover
First limited edition of 500
Araki's passion for the female body is matched only in equal measure by his obsession with flowers. This duality is perfectly reflected in this now-rare book, which moves between petals and string-bound skins, which he photographs with equal passion.
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If Araki is passionate about the female body, this cannot go without his equally equal obsession with flowers. This duality is perfectly reflected in this now rare book, navigating between petals and skins tied by ropes, which he photographs with the same passion.