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

Name: Ryudai Takano - in my room 6x6, 2000-2006 (Signed)
Brand: 鷹野隆大 / TAKANO Ryudai
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Ryuudai Takano's "in my room 6×6 2000-2006" is a collection of photographs from a series that was shot in parallel with his representative work "In My Room" but remained unpublished, serving as a supplementary perspective that reveals another aspect of the latter work.

The photographs in this book were taken with a highly mobile 6×6 camera, in contrast to the static and structural images of "In My Room" captured with a 4×5 camera. While sharing time with the subjects invited into his room, a series of more impromptu and fragmented images connect, capturing a sense of fluctuating physicality and distance. At the time, the artist sought to avoid an excessive appearance of subjectivity and emotion on the screen, and this series was positioned as an experimental attempt not intended for public release. As such, the composition and choice of moments retain a certain wavering quality, possessing a different dynamism from a completed series.

Later, these photographs came to be re-recognized not only as records of the subjects but also as traces of the shared time itself. This book visualizes the sensations and fluctuations in relationships that arise at the periphery of "In My Room"'s aim of expressing the unknowability of others, and it is a volume that illuminates the generative process of the series from within.

In 2026, YAMADA Book Publishing, the publishing division of Yamada Shashin Seihan, will publish a revised edition with additional 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 plates
[Dimensions] Approx. 205*232*2mm
[Format] Softcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title Reading] In My Room 6×6
[Author/Editor, etc.] Ryuudai Takano/Author
[ISBN] -
[Condition] Used, with signature and edition number [7] Good
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Ryuudai Takano (1963–)

Born in Fukui Prefecture in 1963, Ryuudai Takano is a photographer.

After graduating from Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics in 1987, he began to actively showcase his work in the 1990s.

His photographic expressions are characterized by their intellectual structure, centering on themes such as sexuality, the body, and everyday life. He received the 31st Kimura Ihee Award in 2006 for his series "In My Room," which features male nudes photographed in his own home. He continues to explore the relationship between photography and perception through various approaches, including his "Daily Photo" series, which continuously records daily snapshots, "Me and Them," a portrait series featuring himself alongside his subjects, and a series capturing shadows in the city.

In 2010, he co-founded "Photo-Secession" with Risaku Suzuki, Taiji Matsue, Shinno Kuraishi, and Minoru Shimizu, engaging in critical practices concerning photographic expression. In 2025, he will hold "Ryuudai Takano Casbah – To Survive This Daily Life –" at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum. Alongside his ongoing creative work, he continues to hold exhibitions and publish books, establishing himself as one of the most important artists in contemporary Japanese photography.