KOJI ONAKA
LONG TIME NO SEE (SIGNED)
Published by Kaido Books, 2020
Book size 13 x 15 cm
Pages, 24 pages
Hardcover
Languages, English, Japanese
Limited edition of 550
For his 60th birthday, Koji Onaka looks back at his childhood.
Originally published in 2011, Koji Onaka has re-issued his photobook “Long time no see”, including new images, for the 60th anniversary of his own birth. The book consists of photographs of Koji Onaka as a child, taken by his father (an avid photographer) in black-and-white and colorized by Onaka in Photoshop. They are photos never meant to be published; Onaka being cuddled by his mother, the family posing to commemorate a holiday, Onaka as a toddler sitting on his father's motorbike.
“Little pictures that I've seen since I was a child. I made them larger, added colors, and then I saw so much in them. I have never looked at single photographs for such a long time.”
- from the artist's statement
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For his 60th birthday, Koji Onaka delves back into his childhood.
Originally published in 2011, Koji Onaka has reissued his photo book "Long time no see", including new images, for the 60th anniversary of his own birth. The book consists of photographs of Koji Onaka as a child, taken by his father (an avid photographer) in black and white and colorized by Onaka in Photoshop. These are photos that were never intended to be published; Onaka cuddling his mother, the family posing to commemorate a holiday, Onaka as a toddler sitting on his father's motorcycle.
"Little pictures I've seen since I was a child. I enlarged them, added colors, and then I saw so much in them. I've never looked at single photographs for so long."
- excerpt from the artist