{"product_id":"akio-uchibori-windy-town","title":"Windy Town","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWindy Town\u003c\/em\u003e is a photobook by Japanese photographer Akio Uchibori.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is his second collection, following \u003cem\u003ePandora's Town Tokyo 1971-1975\u003c\/em\u003e, published in 1999. It consists of monochrome snapshots of urban fragments taken between the 1970s and 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrain stations, alleys, restaurants, signboards, people passing by, posters on walls, scenes through glass—what is depicted are only mundane aspects of urban daily life. Yet, the images quietly imbue the loneliness and weariness drifting through the city of Tokyo, as well as the presence of its urban dwellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike the intense contrast and aggressiveness seen in Daido Moriyama or Takuma Nakahira, or the alienating moments found in Issei Suda, Uchibori's photographs possess what could be called a \"passive\" gaze. It's a sense that the photographer isn't dominating the city, but rather quietly accepting the atmosphere and coincidences that emerge from the city itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is why the snapshots in this book exhibit a Japanese sensibility and subtlety that differs from excessive staging or self-assertion. These works carefully capture subtle discomforts and presences drifting through the city, rather than showcasing decisive moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Michitaka Ota of Sokyusha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] \u003cem\u003eWindy Town\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Wise Publishing\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] February 15, 2001 (First Edition, 1st Printing)\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 84 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 231 × 264 × 13 mm \/ 675g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] KAZEMACHI \/ WINDY TOWN\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Akio Uchibori \/ Author, Michitaka Ota \/ Editor\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Tada Printing \/ Printing\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 4898300812\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [5] Good (Cover: light age-related tanning, slight stains; Text block: light tanning on edges)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAkio Uchibori (1950-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Nagano Prefecture in 1950. Photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter graduating from Nippon Photography Academy, he continued to work at a commercial studio while photographing the city of Tokyo. He developed his unique snapshot photography expression, focusing on urban landscapes and people's daily lives from the 1970s onward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his representative work \u003cem\u003ePandora's Town Tokyo 1971-1975\u003c\/em\u003e, he sharply depicted the anonymity and emptiness drifting through Tokyo after the period of high economic growth, as well as the presence of urban dwellers. He has consistently continued to photograph the city in works such as \u003cem\u003eWindy Town\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCity Tokyo 1976-2001\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis distinctive gaze avoids flashy staging or excessive assertions, instead capturing subtle discomforts and the human presence drifting through the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaido Moriyama, Takuma Nakahira, Mitsugu Onishi, Issei Suda\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"うちぼりあきお｜内堀晶夫 \/ UCHIBORI Akio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44383857311786,"sku":null,"price":3600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/E797EBD6-0D3C-48E7-AEA0-89616CF3AFAB.jpg?v=1779421915","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/en\/products\/akio-uchibori-windy-town","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}