Midday

The first photo book by Tomoki Imai. This collection features ordinary urban landscapes, forests, interiors, roads, furniture, flowers, Noh scenes, and other everyday sights that nonetheless evoke a sense of distance.

Despite the title, "In The Middle of The Day," the book also contains many photographs imbued with a sense of night or darkness. Between light and darkness, between what is seen and unseen, the photographs do not merely record landscapes; they quietly bring to light the act of "seeing" itself.

The gaze directed at unremarkable urban or indoor spaces possesses a tension that refrains from exhaustively explaining its subjects. As if awaiting a special moment that emerges when looking through the viewfinder, the photographs capture not only space but also the time and atmosphere flowing within it. Beyond the captured landscapes, the presence of things usually overlooked subtly permeates.

Includes contributions by Katsura Funakoshi and Taro Amano. Art direction by match and company. An interesting book for understanding Tomoki Imai's early work.

[Title] Mahiru (In The Middle of The Day)
[Publisher] Seigensha
[Publication Date] October 15, 2001 (First Edition)
[Pages] 104 pages
[Size] Approx. 284*227*16mm / 796g
[Format] Hardcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title Reading] Mahiru
[Author/Editor, etc.] Tomoki Imai/Author, Katsura Funakoshi/Text, Taro Amano/Text, match and company/Art Direction
[Printing] Taihei Printing/Printing, Shin Nihon Seihon/Binding, Takeo Taniguchi/Printing Director
[ISBN] 9784916094490
[Condition] Used【5】Fair (Cover: slight curling at top, slight fading, slight scuffing)
[Accessories] Dust jacket
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[Related Exhibition] Tomoki Imai Photo Exhibition "Mahiru" (Gallery Speak For, 2002)

Tomoki Imai (1974-)

Born in Hiroshima Prefecture. Photographer.

In 1998, he graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. He creates serene photographic works focusing on everyday landscapes such as cities, forests, and interiors.

In 2001, he published his first photo book, "Mahiru." Subsequently, he released "Light and Gravity," "A TREE OF NIGHT," and "Semicircle Law." He has also worked on projects exploring the relationship between landscape, memory, and gaze, such as "Semicircle Law," which involved pointing a camera at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant buildings from a mountaintop within a 30km radius, and "In Their Eyes," which traced the work of people involved with photography during World War II.

His major works include "Mahiru," "Light and Gravity," "A TREE OF NIGHT," "Semicircle Law," and "In Their Eyes."

His major awards include the Sagamihara Photo Award for New Talent (2003).

His major collections include the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.

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