Very interesting exhibition at Ebisu – Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, for the month of photography in Tokyo. First part of the visit was the Nobuyoshi ARAKI’s « Hana-Jinsei » exhibition, an already acclaimed japanese photographer. The atmosphere was quite oppressive, the surronding music and the theme of the photos, from black & white to extremely vivid colors intriguing dying flowers. Quite fascinating some time as I keep some of the images in my head now. The second part was more relaxing for the mind (we needed it?). Eddie and I were quite impressed by some of the works from the IN&OUT exposition from Japanese Students, developping various themes, sometime with humour. We enjoyed a lot this part. This IN (Internal world) & OUT (look to Society) expo is from May, 30th till June 15th, entrance is Free. Araki’s one is 1,000Yens.
Additional Link: IN&OUT Expo.
I saw an Araki exhibition in Kyoto last fall. His photographs of sun-dried dead lizards in fully bloomed flowers are bizare to say the least, but the images remain stuck in your head long after viewing the actual images.
I thought I remember a strange character quirk of Araki’s: He hasn’t been seen without his glasses in over 20 years. My Question is, would his fans be able to recognize the man without his trademark circular black sunglasses?