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In Conversation with Enno Cheng: On Moon Phases and the Journey Beyond

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Masayuki Oki Returns with Another Series of Unforgettable Street Cats

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An Unlikely Portrait of Japan Through Its Most Commonly Named Bars, “Sakura”

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100 Images That Changed History: From the 19th Century to Today

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The Final Chapter of Yoshiyuki Okuyama’s Trilogy Arrives with photographs

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The Murmurations of Birds Through the Lens of Søren Solkær

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When Photographs Become More Real Than the World: Lieko Shiga’s Tate Photography Series

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Alfred Wallis, A Reclusive Painter Who Changed the Course of British Modern Art

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Masao Yamamoto

山本昌男

藝術家、攝影師山本昌男 (Yamamoto Masao) 1957 年生於日本愛知縣蒲郡市,最初在藝術家斎藤吾郎的指導下學習油畫,立志成為一名油畫家,爾後轉向攝影,成為一位自由攝影師。他的創作拾掇著熟悉的動植物、風景等一切有關家鄉的點滴,詩意且富有東方精神性,也帶有明顯的繪畫質地。 山本昌男善於捕捉人與自然之間的聯繫及萬物之靜謐,凝結宇宙中一切象徵性的本質,平穩寂然地描繪出極具禪意的輪廓,更透過將實體照片染色、浸泡於茶水中等方式加工後,形成如畫般的影像意境,模糊了攝影與繪畫的邊界,構築出內斂幽眇的永恆。 融合物哀、幽玄與侘寂等日式美學思想,在國際間亦享有盛譽的山本昌男以他精緻而小巧的小幀影像聞名於西方藝術界,成為別具指標性的著名特色。山本認為,照片記錄著人們微小的記憶,而這應當是一個適合握在掌心的尺寸——如果我們能握住這張照片,代表我們能保有這份記憶。同時,它們也彷彿是現實中的碎片,人們拾 Read more...

Highlight Book

Susan Meiselas (Photofile) (9780500411278)

Susan Meiselas (Photofile)

Susan Meiselas

Best known for her work documenting the political upheaval in Central America during the 1970s and 80s, American photographer Susan Meiselas has been at the forefront of ethical debates around documentary photography for most of her career. Through close engagement with subjects such as war and exploitation, she has interrogated her own relationship to what she’s photographing, the circulation and View more...

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