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Translated By DeepL

This is the fourth installment of the Sasebo Project by photographer Osamu Matsuo. The subject is 17 years old. It is a heart-wrenching nostalgia.

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¥6,000+TAX

We have been pursuing it for some time in Huinamu.by photographer Osamu Matsuo.Sasebo ProjectThe "Sasebo" project is a life's work. This is a lifework-like activity in which Matsuo looks at his hometown, Sasebo, from all angles and outputs a different form each time.

This time it is "17," a collection of portraits captured on black and white film of 17-year-olds met on the streets of Sasebo in 2017.

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Looking at the young people photographed in the somewhat nostalgic scenery of this port town hidden by mountains and the sea, one almost forgets that we are now in the Heisei era.

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At the end of the book, you will find a text by Matsuo himself, which is also sad and wonderfully done. Please take your time and read the pages to the end.

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Why don't you take a moment to reflect on the lives of the 17-year-olds who are the subjects of this exhibition, and look back on your own path in life? The book will be released on Friday, March 9.

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17"
Photo and text by Osamu Matsuo
Art Direction: Keisuke Nakamura (Nakamura Graph)
Design: Aya Wada (Nakamura Graphics)
Specifications: 240x300x25mm / 192 pages, bound with case
Price: ¥6,480 (tax included)

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