Henry D. Thoreau, author of "Life in the Woods," said, "The world is but a canvas for our imagination. This world is but a canvas for our imagination. Looking at Kotori Kawashima's photographs, we naturally imagine the stories that unfold beyond the flat surface.
First Album" is a gem of a photo book that brings together all the girls photographed by Kotori Kawashima for the CD jackets of "Ginko Boyz." From "Aidon Wanadai" released in 2007 to the latest single "Ikitai," 10 years worth of portraits are packed into one book.
Portraits of young girls, re-compiled from over 2,000 previously unpublished photographs. The photographs, which probe the depths of our sensitivity, will reach the hearts of all those who once experienced adolescence.
To celebrate the release of the "first album," a photo exhibition will be held at Ikebukuro Parco, and a tribute CD "Kirei na Hitoribotachi" featuring YUKI, Kumiko Aso, Keiichi Sogabe, Mitsume, and others, and a special edition mook book "Ginko BOYS Pia" will also be released simultaneously.
The photo book includes a contributed essay by Kazunobu Mineta. It is a must-see book even for non-fans. It will be released on Wednesday, December 7.
First album ¥2100 + tax
The older we get, the more we lose the flexibility of our minds. Why don't we take a moment to pull back the memories of those days?
Text_Taiyo Nagashima
First Album
Author: Kotori Kawashima
Price: ¥2,100 + tax
Launch: December 7, 2016
Published by Space Shower Network
books.spaceshower.net/books/isbn-907435912
Kotori Kawashima
Photographer, born in 1980. After graduating from Waseda University with a degree in French literature from the School of Letters I, he studied under Motoki Numata. His book "Mirai-chan" (2011), in which he photographed a young girl in Sado Island for a year, sold 120,000 copies, an unprecedented feat for a photo book, and toured exhibitions in Japan and abroad; in 2014, he published "Oyasumi Kamitachi" with Shuntaro Tanikawa; in 2015, he won the 40th Ihei Kimura Award for "Meisei," a three-year series of photographs of people in Taiwan. Along with his writing, he also works extensively in advertising, magazines, and music videos.
www.kawashimakotori.com
Photo exhibition "First Album
Venue: Ikebukuro Parco 7F event space
Address: 7F, 1-28-2 Minami Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Admission: Free
Dates: Thursday, December 15, 2016 - Monday, January 9, 2016 10:00 - 21:00
*Open until 9:30 p.m. from Thursday, December 15 to Sunday, December 25; until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 31; open until 8:00 p.m. from January 1.
*Close at 18:00 on the last day.
