Series | Experiencing Reading – THE READING EXPERIENCE – | Part 2: "Gradually Changing Scenery"
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Series | Experiencing Reading – THE READING EXPERIENCE – | Part 2: "Gradually Changing Scenery"


New Series | THE READING EXPERIENCE


This Month's Three Books | Jun. 2013


Part 2: "Gradual Changes in Scenery" (1)



The books that shape our lives can appear in an instant. We introduce three photobooks and artist books selected by Atsushi Hamanaka of twelvebooks, a book hunter who travels the world in search of such special finds. Beautiful to behold, to touch, to display. Welcome to the world of tactile reading.

This month's theme is "fixed-point observation" – capturing the same subject at different times or from different angles. We present three books from photographers captivated by the subtle shifts in things over time.



Selected by HAMANAKA Atsushi (twelvebooks)Photographs by JAMANDFIXText by TANAKA Junko (OPENERS)



Capturing the Turn of Seasons in 8x10



This is a collection of works by landscape photographer Jem Southam, who has been capturing the natural beauty of southwest England for over 25 years. Over five months, from early autumn to late spring, he conducted fixed-point observations of the River Exe basin in Devon. The subtle transformations of the landscape are captured in 8x10 format. The book includes an essay by meteorologist Richard Hamblin at the end.


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The River Winter
Author | Jem Southam
Size | 330 x 277 mm
Pages | 96 pages
Publisher | MACK (www.mackbooks.co.uk)
Price | 7,770 yen
Available at | VACANT, TSUTAYA DAIKANYAMA T-SITE
On Sale Now






New Series | THE READING EXPERIENCE


This Month's Three Books | Jun. 2013


Part 2: "Gradual Changes in Scenery" (2)



This month's theme is "fixed-point observation" – capturing the same subject at different times or from different angles. We present three books from photographers captivated by the subtle shifts in things over time.



Selected by HAMANAKA Atsushi (twelvebooks)
Photographs by JAMANDFIX
Text by TANAKA Junko (OPENERS)



Layered Trees



Foam, a highly influential photography magazine from the Netherlands, featured this debut collection by Kim Boske, a promising young Dutch artist. With "the passage of time" as its concept, this work layers images of the same tree captured from various angles and at different times. The complete form of the tree, which is normally invisible to the naked eye, is condensed into a single image.


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Mapping
Author | Kim Boske
Size | 230 x 340 mm
Pages | 60 pages
Publisher | Self-published
Price | 5,040 yen
Edition | 500 copies
Available at | VACANT, FLOTSAMBOOKS
On Sale Now






New Series | THE READING EXPERIENCE


This Month's Three Books | Jun. 2013


Part 2: "Gradual Changes in Scenery" (3)



This month's theme is "fixed-point observation" – capturing the same subject at different times or from different angles. We present three books from photographers captivated by the subtle shifts in things over time.



Selected by HAMANAKA Atsushi (twelvebooks)
Photographs by JAMANDFIX
Text by TANAKA Junko (OPENERS)



Circling the Sedimentary Rock



This is a collection of works by Belgian photographer Jan Kempenaers, known for his large-scale landscapes. Dun Briste, an approximately 800-year-old massive sedimentary rock formation in Ireland, also known as a "destroyed fortress." The book presents a series of landscapes captured while circumnavigating this rock, in a continuous flow. Includes original prints.


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Dun Briste, Downpatrick Head
Author | Jan Kempenaers
Size | 230 x 330 mm (spread = 404 x 510 mm)
Pages | 30 pages + color Lambda print (color)
Publisher | ROMA PUBLICATIONS (www.romapublications.org)
Price | 5,000 yen
Available at | FLOTSAMBOOKS
On Sale Now








Atsushi Hamanaka
Representative of twelvebooks. In March 2010, he established "twelvebooks" as a platform to promote the activities of publishers and artists with unique styles, focusing on contemporary photography. In addition to handling domestic distribution of foreign books and magazines, he engages in activities related to books and images, including planning, selecting, and directing photo exhibitions. www.twelve-books.com


Atsushi Hamanaka

Photo by Daisuke Hamada