Ryudai Takano - in my room 6x6, 2000-2006 (Signed)

Name: Ryudai Takano - in my room 6x6, 2000-2006 (Signed)
Brand: たかのりゅうだい｜鷹野隆大 / TAKANO Ryudai
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Ryudai Takano's "in my room 6×6 2000–2006" is a collection of photographs taken in parallel with his masterpiece "In My Room" but previously unreleased, serving as a complementary perspective that reveals another facet of his work.

Unlike the static and structured "In My Room," which was captured with a 4×5 large-format camera, the photographs in this book were taken with a highly portable 6×6 medium-format camera. While still sharing time with subjects invited into his room, the series comprises more spontaneous and fragmented images, capturing the body and the nature of distance in a fluctuating manner. At the time, the artist aimed to avoid an excessive subjective or emotional presence in his images, and this series was positioned as an experimental endeavor not intended for public release. Consequently, the compositions and choices of moments retain a sense of fluidity, exhibiting a different kind of dynamism than a fully completed series.

Later, these photographs were re-recognized not only as records of the subjects but also as traces of the shared time itself. This book visualizes the sensations and relational fluctuations that emerge at the periphery of "In My Room"'s exploration of the unknowability of others, illuminating the generative process of the series from within.

In 2026, Yamada Photoengraving's publishing division, YAMADA Book Publishing, re-edited and published a new edition that includes the 6x6 works.

[Title] in my room 6×6 2000-2006
[Publisher] @GALLERY TAGBOAT
[Publication Date] December 12, 2006 (limited to 100 copies)
[Page Count] Unpaginated, 24 illustrations
[Dimensions] Approx. 205*232*2mm
[Format] Softcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title Reading] In My Room 6x6
[Author/Editor] Ryudai Takano/Author
[ISBN] -
[Condition] Used, signed and numbered [7] Good
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Ryudai Takano (1963–)

Born in Fukui Prefecture in 1963. Photographer.

After graduating from Waseda University with a degree in political economy in 1987, he began presenting his work in earnest in the 1990s.

He develops photographic expressions with an intellectual structure, centered on themes such as sexuality, the body, and everyday life. He received the 31st Kimura Ihee Award in 2006 for his series of male nudes shot at home, "In My Room." He continues to explore the relationship between photography and perception through different approaches, including his ongoing "Mainichi Shashin" (Daily Photographs) series of everyday snapshots, "Ore to" (Me and), portraits where he appears alongside his subjects, and a series capturing shadows in the city.

In 2010, he co-founded "Shashin Bunriha" (Photo Secession) with Risaku Suzuki, Taiji Matsue, Shinobu Kuraishi, and Minoru Shimizu, engaging in critical practices concerning photographic expression. In 2025, the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum will host "Ryudai Takano: Casbah – To Survive This Everyday." He continues to produce works, hold exhibitions, and publish books, establishing himself as one of the most important artists in contemporary Japanese photography.