This series won the Canon New Cosmos of Photography Grand Prix , a new photographer award sponsored by Canon, in 1999, and is widely known as the work that marked the beginning of Yasumura's career as an artist.
When he received the award, Yasumura said, "When I translate everyday scenes that usually blend into our routines and go unnoticed into photographs, I can't find any sense of 'everyday life' in those photographs." In his images of familiar "things" such as furniture, appliances, and household items in rooms, there is a sense of unease that is slightly out of touch with reality, and small cracks lurking beneath the surface of everyday life come to light.
Everyday objects such as boomboxes, air conditioners, ashtrays, dressing tables, and thermos bottles become the main subjects of the screen, slightly shifted in scale and placement, bringing a strange atmosphere to the real space. This perspective is carried over to later series such as "Tracing Nature" and "At Least Like a Planet," shaping the worldview that underlies Yasumura's work.
This book also includes texts by critics Shino Kuraishi , Martin Jaecki , and Satoshi Hakkaku , presented in both Japanese and English. Along with critical perspectives on everyday representations, it offers a multifaceted interpretation of Takashi Yasumura's unique gaze, which is infused with a humorous and kitschy sensibility.
Visualizing the subtle distortions of everyday life and lightly revealing the "rifts" in the world, "Everyday Life" is an important work that can be positioned as a starting point for a unique perspective in contemporary photography.
● Winner of the 1999 Canon New Cosmos of Photography Grand Prix.
[Title] Everyday Life: Domestic Scandals
[Publisher] Osiris
[Publication date] September 30, 2005 (first edition)
[Number of pages] 92 pages
[Dimensions] Approximately 240 x 240 mm, 679 g
[Format] Hardcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title reading] Nichijou Rashisa
[Author/Editor, etc.] Takashi Yasumura/Author
[Printing] Dai Nippon Printing / Printing
[ISBN] 499012393X
[Condition] Used 【7】Good
[Accessories] None
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Takashi Yasumura
Born in Shiga Prefecture in 1972. In 1995...
Graduated from the Department of Photography, College of Art, Nihon University . Currently based in Tokyo, where she creates her work.
In 1999, she won the Canon New Cosmos of Photography Grand Prix , a new photographer award sponsored by Canon, for her work "Everyday Life," which captured the sense of unease and distortion in familiar living spaces. She attracted attention with her unique expression, which brings to light the cracks and absurdities hidden beneath the surface of everyday life by slightly deforming and exaggerating familiar "things" such as furniture and home appliances.
Subsequently, through series such as "Tracing Nature" and "1/1," he continued to explore the discrepancy between reality and image, and the strange sensations lurking in the spaces around him.
In 2005, she published the photobook "Domestic Scandals (Everyday Life)," and in 2017, she published "1/1."
To date, she has held solo exhibitions at venues such as MISAKO & ROSEN in Tokyo and Yossi Milo Gallery in New York. In group exhibitions, she has presented her work both domestically and internationally, including "Roppongi Crossing 2004" at the Mori Art Museum and exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art .
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