TAKEHIKO NAKAFUJI - WHITE NOISE

TAKEHIKO NAKAFUJI
WHITE NOISE

Published by Zen Foto Gallery, 2018
Book size 23 × 18 × 2 cm
Pages 244 pages, 159 images
Softcover
Language English, Japanese
Limited Edition1000
ISBN9784905453710

Nakafuji began shooting the photographs after seeing the nuclear plant in Fukushima explode on March 11, 2011. “The monster of Tokyo did not stop its onward march. Life goes on and the conflict between the lively old streets and inhuman redevelopments continues, and Tokyo continues as a demon city of swirling energy, spinning out of control,” writes Nakafuji.

Nakafuji's exciting photographs of Tokyo mix genres and styles; black-and-white street photography is as much part of the series as almost psychedelically colorful architectural shots. Special attention should be paid to the book's brilliant multi-layered design, where behind the photographs on each page lurks another hidden scene, ready to be uncovered. This is the closest any photobook has ever come to mirror the experience of Tokyo itself, with its endlessly labyrinthian structures and visual opulence.

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Nakafuji began taking photographs after seeing the Fukushima nuclear power plant explode on March 11, 2011. “The Tokyo monster has not stopped its march forward. Life goes on and the conflict between the bustling old streets and the inhumane redevelopments continues, and Tokyo continues like a demonic city of swirling energy, spinning out of control,” Nakafuji writes.

Nakafuji’s exciting photographs of Tokyo blend genres and styles. Black-and-white street photography is as much a part of the series as the almost psychedelically colorful architectural shots. Particular attention should be paid to the book’s brilliant multi-layered design, where behind the photographs on each page lies another hidden scene, ready to be discovered. It is the photo book that comes closest to experiencing Tokyo itself, with its infinitely labyrinthine structures and visual opulence.