Nur Kurztitelaufnahme 04.2004. - Carps, clouds, a curtain, a tire, fried eggs, grandfather, a butterfly... These are the details of the everyday life that are too easily missed. Seen through the lens of Kawauchi's camera, however, the ordinary shines with bejeweled patterns of light; even an ant transforms into statement of style. At the same time, the carcass of a dove proclaims the book's theme of the terror that exists next door to everyday beauty.This thoughtful debut photo-book won awards for its graceful contemplation of mortality. [Text at Schaden.com:]
Nur Kurztitelaufnahme 04.2004. - The second collection in Kawauchi's trilogy of photo books depicts the photographer's vision of a fireworks (hanabi) show. The breezes of summer nights, the footsteps of children running alongside a riverbank, clouds portending warm showers and the sweet smell of apple candy are at powerfully nostalgic, at once both beautiful and melancholy. [Text at Schaden.com:]
Nur Kurztitelaufnahme 04.2004. - [Text at Schaden.com:] "Ich möchte, daß meine Fotografien absolute, reine Oberflächen sind. Auf dieses Ziel arbeite ich stets hin- was sich darunter verbirgt, bedeutet mir nichts. Meine Bilder sollen möglichst glatt, am liebsten wie die Oberflächen von Fliesen sein, ausnahmslos. " "Meine fundamentale Erfahrung in der Fotografie war Andy Warhol." Moriyama im photography now interview.
[Text at Schaden.com:] Portraits of Kazuo Nishii, Shomei Tomatsu, Daido Moriyama and Nobuyoshi Araki hanging out after the opening of Kitajimas exhibition at CAMP-Gallery in Tokyo 1979. - Nur Kurztitelaufnahme 04.2004. - Check entry.
Ausstellungskatalog, Yamagata, Yamagata Museum of Art, 20.07.-20.08.2000; Ashikaga City, Ashikaga Museum of Art, 26.08.-01.10.2000; The Shoto Museum of Art, 12.12.2000-28.01.2001; Akita Senshu Museum of Art, 07.09.-21.10.2001; Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, 29.04.-31.03.2003 et al.