hair

Kishin Shinoyama's "hair". A photobook compiling color works focusing on female pubic hair, published in 1994 as part of Shinchosha's "PHOTO MUSEE" series. This item is the first edition, issued on October 15, 1994.

What appears on the screen is primarily the body below the navel and pubic hair. Elements that identify the person, such as the face or chest, are mostly excluded, placing "hair" itself, a part of the body, at the center of the photograph. The same subject is repeatedly photographed, varying the lighting, background, body orientation, and distance.

In the early 1990s, so-called "hair nudes" became a big topic in Japan, and the situation surrounding bodily expression in photographic expression and publishing also changed. This book is a collection of works from that era, titled simply "hair," which exclusively features close-up shots of pubic hair compiled into a single volume.

[Title] hair
[Publisher] Shinchosha
[Date of Publication] October 15, 1994 (First Edition)
[Number of Pages] -
[Size] Approx. 150×200×8mm / 256g
[Format] Softcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title Reading] Hea
[Author/Editor, etc.] Kishin Shinoyama / Author, Yukiko Morita / Calligraphy, Shinchosha Design Office / Book Design
[Printing/Binding] Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. / Printing, Kato Seihon Co., Ltd. / Binding
[ISBN] 4106024020
[Condition] Used【5】Fair (Obi: Torn, partially missing)
[Accessories] Obi
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Kishin Shinoyama (1940–2024)

Born in Tokyo in 1940. Photographer.

While studying photography at Nihon University College of Art, he joined the advertising production company Light Publicity and became independent in 1968. In 1966, he received the Newcomer's Award from the Japan Photography Critics Association. In 1972, he received the Minister of Education's New Artist Award for the "Onnagata Tamasaburo Exhibition," and in 1979, he received the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award for "135 Onnatomodachi."

He continued to photograph a wide range of subjects including advertisements, magazines, portraits, nudes, and architecture, and published numerous photobooks. In the 1990s, he released "TOKYO NUDE," "water fruit," "Santa Fe," "Shoku," "Balthus," "Shojo Kakumei," and began publishing "Kishin Shinoyama News" in 1994.

Known for his works featuring the female body, he released many pieces in the 1990s during the era of so-called "hair nudes." He continuously photographed people, bodies, and spaces, closely linking them with the media and publications of the time.

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