SHOJI UEDA
Gone are the days
Published by Benrido, 2020
Size 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Slipcase new color
Portfolio of 6 collotypes, black and white
Shoji Ueda (1913-2000) was one of Japan's most prominent modernist photographers and continues to be one of the nation's most highly regarded. Working mostly in his home prefecture of Tottori, he frequently incorporated surrealist imagery into his photographs. He often used his wife and three children as subjects, with the local landscape of sand dunes as a backdrop.
The Benrido Atelier has collected six of Ueda's most cherished images for inclusion in this finely printed collotype portfolio. These six pictures are seminal works from his explorations in unnerving our visual experiences, mixing the everyday with the absurd. The collotype process elevates the tonal qualities of Ueda's images beyond any previous iteration–the prints can only truly be appreciated in person.
-Publisher statement
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Shoji Ueda (1913-2000) was one of Japan's most prominent modernist photographers, and continues to be one of the country's most renowned. Working primarily in his native Tottori Prefecture, he frequently incorporated surrealist imagery into his photographs. He often used his wife and three children as his subjects, with the local sand dune landscape as a backdrop.
Atelier Benrido has gathered six of Ueda’s most beloved images for inclusion in this portfolio of finely printed collotypes. These six images are seminal works in his explorations into confounding our visual experiences, blending the everyday with the absurd. The collotype process elevates the tonal qualities of Ueda’s images beyond any previous iteration—the prints can only truly be appreciated in person.
-Editor's writings