{"product_id":"kamiya-toshimi-mirabilitas-tokyo","title":"Tokyo Tales: Mirabilitas Tokyo","description":"\u003cp\u003eA photo book by Japanese photographer Toshimi Kamiya, titled \"MIRABILITAS TOKYO.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is comprised of photographs taken over approximately 23 years, from around 1982 to 2005, continuously capturing Tokyo's 23 wards. Starting from the slopes and alleyways of Hongo, Kamiya photographed along the city's waterfronts and canals, including the Onagigawa, Sumidagawa, Arakawa, and Old Edogawa rivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKamiya views Tokyo, rapidly transforming through redevelopment, not merely as a \"record,\" but as an urban space imbued with fantasy. The river surface at dusk, cranes towering over construction sites, disappearing streetscapes, humid alleyways, and tranquil scenes along the canals—these are all real urban landscapes, yet they possess a quality that seems to drift between dreams and layers of memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his afterword, the author himself refers to the massive cranes standing at redevelopment sites as \"machines of prolonged rebellion.\" While observing Tokyo's violent regeneration from high economic growth to the bubble era, a strong sense of affection for the disappearing landscapes also permeates his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis interest in the light of Josef Sudek and Vermeer, which he encountered during his stay in Europe, also forms a background to this work. It is striking how he attempts to establish the city not merely as a snapshot, but as a poetic experience of \"seeing\" itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quiet, square-format images produced with a Rolleiflex embody the accumulation of time in Tokyo from the 1980s to the 2000s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis photo book gazes at the city of Tokyo at the intersection of documentation and fantasy, urban theory and private memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Toshimi Kamiya Photo Book Mirabilitas Tokyo\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Mado-sha\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] May 24, 2006 (First Edition)\u003cbr\u003e[Pages] 90 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 221×262×11mm \/ 510g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Tokyo Kitan Mirabiritas Tokyo\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Toshimi Kamiya \/ Author, Katsuya Takasaki (JDS Graphic) \/ Book Design, Toshihiko Kichijoji \/ Postscript\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Fukuin \/ Printing \u0026amp; Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784896250817\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [6] Good to Average (Cover: Sun faded on front and spine)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eToshimi Kamiya (1946-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Aichi Prefecture in 1946. Photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter graduating from the Faculty of Letters at Seikei University, he completed the research course at the Tokyo College of Photography.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the 1970s, he photographed landscapes and museums throughout Japan, and later stayed in various parts of Europe. Particularly influenced by Josef Sudek's work during his stay in Vienna, he developed his own unique photographic expression revolving around urban and interior spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s, he produced limited-edition private photo books with original prints housed in boxes, including \"Dialogue with Proper Time,\" \"Journey to the Past,\" \"MUSEUM-ONE,\" \"Mountain and Sea Maps,\" \"privates,\" and \"Window Score.\"\u003cbr\u003eFrom the 1980s onward, he intensified his work with Tokyo as the subject. He photographed alleyways, canals, redevelopment areas, and waterfront spaces for many years, which evolved into \"Tokyo Mythology,\" \"New Tokyo Mythology,\" and \"Mirabilitas Tokyo.\"\u003cbr\u003eHis work \"Tokyo Mythology\" is housed in the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssei Suda, Hiroo Kikai, Josef Sudek, Mitsugu Onishi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"かみやとしみ｜神谷俊美 \/ KAMIYA Toshimi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44391994589226,"sku":null,"price":2300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/2DFDC8ED-4E89-42B6-B8F6-C3E3DDF8D237.jpg?v=1779591948","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/en\/products\/kamiya-toshimi-mirabilitas-tokyo","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}