2nd Edition: 'Into the Silence' | Ogawa Yasuhiro 小川康博 [signed]

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2nd Edition: 'Into the Silence' | Ogawa Yasuhiro 小川康博 [signed]

HK$450.00

2nd Edition - Signed Copy

Published by Blue Lotus Editions & Photo Editions, second edition

Afterword by Sarah Greene, Blue Lotus

250 x 250 mm

Hardcover

100 pages

English & Japanese

ISBN 978-988-76192-5-3

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Yasuhiro Ogawa's latest photobook, "Into the Silence," published by Blue Lotus Editions Hong Kong, captures the timeless beauty of Japan's northern region, following in the footsteps of Matsuo Bashō. Bashō's 17th-century journey through the northern provinces, chronicled in "The Narrow Road to the Deep North" ("Oku no Hosomichi"), has long enchanted with its mystique. Ogawa embarked on a similar exploration of the Tōhoku region, opting for trains and ferries rather than traveling on foot. His photographs reveal the rugged landscape, including snow-covered mountains, misty forests, and glimpses of wild oceans. Amidst the beauty, Ogawa's images also portray the challenges, loneliness, and resilience of this remote region, bearing witness to economic decline and depopulation. "Into the Silence" continues the legacy of Bashō, inspiring poets and travelers to discover the enduring allure of Japan's interior.

十七世紀時,被稱為俳聖的俳人 松尾芭蕉 於三百多年前的江戶時代,踏上了一趟穿越日本北陸地區的旅程,並以旅途中的所見所聞寫成知名文學作品《奧之細道》。在1689年的夏天,芭蕉 與他的門人 河合曾良 為伴,展開了他們的一生路程最遙遠的征途。他們徒步跋涉,隨行之物極簡,沿途入住簡陋的居所作息,一心一意欣賞所到之處的自然之美和文化,尋找創作俳句的靈感。

儘管這個北陸地區富有文化色彩及大量自然遺產,但對許多人而言,無論是日本國內還是國外,這個地區並非受大眾所為熟悉。 然而,小川康博 的系列《Into The Silence》將為我們展示這個鮮為人知的世界,以影像描繪出這個偏遠地區的壯麗及寧靜。

小川康博 跟隨 松尾芭蕉 的步伐,踏上了這段穿越東北地區的旅途;不同之處是,芭蕉 執筆徒步而行,小川 則手持相機以火車和渡輪代步。他的作品捕捉了崎嶇不平的山脈、雲霧交織的森林,同時也捕捉了平凡的房屋、荒涼的道路和茫茫大海。很多作品都是透過火車行駛時的霧濛窗戶拍攝,小川 以鏡頭展現了一個既遙遠又永恆的世界,一個靜止運轉的世界。