Maki
Japan Somewhere (Signed)
Published by Zen Foto Gallery, 2018
Size: 28 x 19.5 cm
144 Pages + 96 images
Softcover
Languages: English, Japanese
Limited Edition of 500 copies.
This publication by French photographer Maki includes images taken between 2001 and 2015 during numerous visits to Japan. The high-contrast black and white photographs, ranging from street snaps to portraits, landscapes, and the occasional erotic image, paint a varied picture of Maki's extensive experience in Japan while avoiding the common mistake of unnecessary orientalism.
Says Russet Lederman in his essay "A Journey to Japan Somewhere": "Maki approaches photography as a series of open-ended encounters experienced both within and outside of Japanese culture. (...) 'Japan Somewhere' travels both figuratively and literally through the backstreets of Japan."