CHLOÉ JAFÉ
HOW I MET JIRO
Published by Chloé Jafé, 2022
Book size 20 x 26 cm
112 pages
Hardcover
Languages Japanese, English
Produced with the support of the Centre National des Arts Plastiques.
Swiss binding, b&w photographs and colors illustration.
Signed and numbered
Hardcover (come with a fabric pouch)
Limited edition of 30
Including a numbered gelatin silver print (23.5 x 19 cm), limited edition of 10 Self-published
The final chapter in her trilogy is an ode to the fallen of Osaka. In this city, the third largest in the country, Chloé Jafé has traveled extensively in the district of Nishinari, a district erased from tourist guides that drains a population mainly made up of men, mostly over 60 years old. There she met and photographed homeless people, transvestites, retirees from banditry and those released from capitalism who preferred to hide there rather than face the shame of being fired.
These workers no longer have a future for the horizon. Through this work, Chloé Jafé tries to mend their history and modestly rehabilitate an unknown and muzzled part of Japan.
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L’ultime chapitre de sa trilogie est une ode aux déchus d’Osaka. Dans cette ville, la troisième du pays, Chloé Jafé a longuement arpenté l’arrondissement de Nishinari, un quartier gommé des guides touristiques qui draine une population principalement composée d’hommes, âgés de plus de 60 ans pour la plupart. Elle y a rencontré et photographié des sans-abris, des travestis, des retraités du banditisme et des remerciés du capitalisme qui ont préféré se terrer là plutôt qu’affronter la honte d’un licenciement.
Ces travailleurs n'ont plus de lendemain pour horizon. À travers ce travail, Chloé Jafé tente de raccommoder leur histoire et modestement réhabiliter un pan méconnu et muselé du Japon.
Text by the author