Tokyo comprises thirty-one original photographs by Daido Moriyama. The photos are arranged in sequence and varying number over a total of twelve double pages, the majority of these photos published here for the first time. Their subject, the capital city of Tokyo, is treated with the photographer’s characteristic tormented lyricism.
We encounter the same recurring motifs in his work for communicating his fascination for texture: here a gaping mouth, there the luster of a car body, an illuminated sign, a muddy sidewalk…
Description: Solo project (#1)
31 original photographs (gelatin silver prints) glued to paper
Japanese binding
21 x 33 x 1,7 cm
Limited edition of 18 copies + 5 H.C
November 2011
