A photo collection capturing precious moments from everyday life, enveloped in soft light.
The collection includes works taken both domestically and internationally over a period of approximately 10 years.
Kawauchi uses a medium-format camera (Rolleiflex) and takes pictures by looking down at the subject from chest-height.
This unique style creates a soft, slightly bird's-eye view angle.
Also, by opening the aperture wide, the light spreads out as if melting, creating a delicate texture that is reminiscent of being in a dream.
And the greatest feature of this book lies in its photographic composition (sequence).
The flow of light and air, the wavering of memories, gently connect across pages.
By connecting each individual piece, a story that transcends words emerges.
The stories that Kawauchi weaves are unparalleled—the rhythm and tranquility that only she can create fill the entire work.
Published in the US by Aperture in 2011, it was released in Japan as a foil-printed edition.
This is the representative work that determined the worldview of Rinko Kawai.
[Title] Illuminance
[Publisher] Foil
[Publication Date] May 22, 2011 (First Edition)
[Page Count] No page count
[Size] Approximately 28.6 x 21.8 x 2.8 cm, 1.20 kg
[Format] Hardcover
[Title Reading] Illuminance
[Author(s) / Editor(s)] Rinko Kawauchi / Author, Leslie A. Martin / Editor, Studio Bear / Design, Makoto Hayashi / Masami Furuta (H+F design) / Japanese Edition Design, Nao Amano / Japanese Edition Editor, Ivan Vartanian / Proofreader
[Print] Midas (China)
[ISBN] 978-4-902943-64-1
[Condition] Used 【 3 】Below average (spine and top edge yellowed)
[Accessories] None
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Kawauchi, Rinko (1972-)
Born in Shiga Prefecture in 1972.
In 2002, he won the 27th Kimura Ihei Photography Award for his trilogy "Nap," "Fireworks," and "Hanako."
He is known for his style of capturing casual moments of everyday life with soft light and delicate colors.
His representative works include "Illuminance" (2011 / Aperture/Foille),
Some of his works include "Ametuchi" (2013) and "Halo" (2017).
He has held numerous exhibitions both domestically and internationally, and in 2012, he held a large-scale solo exhibition titled "Illumination: Amethyst, Earth, Distant Lands" at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery.
In recent years, he has consistently continued to create works with the theme of "the cycle of life and time."
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