ISSEI SUDA
HOLY NIGHT
Published by Common Thing, 2022
Book size 28 x 28.3 cm
Pages 60 Pages
Hardcover
Languages, French, Japanese, English
ISBN: 979-10-96383-36-8
Holy Night presents photographs that Issei Suda took on Christmas Eve 1991 in Tokyo.
"How many Japanese people think of Jesus at Christmas? On Christmas Eve, at least, they buy a yule log before going home, and loving couples get together for the most romantic evening of the year. These traditions have become commonplace in Japan, and it would be futile to suddenly claim to be a Buddhist and cry out, "You idiots, we're not even Christians!"
- Issei Suda
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Holy Night features photographs that Issei Suda took on Christmas Eve 1991 in Tokyo.
"How many Japanese think about Jesus at Christmas? On Christmas Eve, in any case, they buy a Yule log before going home, and couples in love get together for the most romantic evening of the year. These traditions have become commonplace in Japan, and it would be futile to suddenly claim to be Buddhist and exclaim: "Bunch of idiots, we're not even Christians!"
— Issei Suda