Trans-Body | Tsutomu Otsuka | Fugensha 2024 [SIGNED]

Trans-Body | Tsutomu Otsuka | Fugensha 2024 [SIGNED]"This book, "TRANS BODY," is a collection of three representative series by photographer Tsutomu Otsuka, "Rhizome," "Earth's Hour," and "TRANS BODY," all produced using a unique technique known as "swamp development." This series, produced between 1991 and 1998, was produced using the "swamp development" method, in which photographic paper was bleached and then submerged in a swamp for a week. The natural darkroom of the swamp dyes the photographic

“The photographs in this book were taken in Western Japan

and people associate it with images of that time: blonde women frolicking on the beach - young

made him strongly aware of “seeing” and “being seen

My grandfather grew plants and vegetables

Surprisingly

It's been 14 years since I started self-harming

and a small crease on the dustjacket flaps

the carnal

Next time maybe we’ll make a book

Hardcover version of the 19 issue of the Gaplhy series with photos of the french photographer Michel Moreau

In this way

a traditional mask symbolizing a happy-go-lucky Japanese bride