Series | Experiencing Reading ~THE READING EXPERIENCE~ | Part 3: 'On the Beach'
Series | THE READING EXPERIENCE
This Month's Three Books | Jul. 2013
Part 3: "On the Beach"
The encounter with a book that changes one's life can be a fleeting moment. We introduce three photobooks and art books selected by Atsushi Hamanaka of twelvebooks, a book hunter who travels the world in search of such special volumes. Good to look at, good to touch, good to display. Welcome to the world of tangible books.
Selected by HAMANAKA Atsushi (twelvebooks)
Photographs by JAMANDFIXText by TANAKA Junko (OPENERS)
All the Same, All Different
NEW WAVES, by Takashi Homma, captures the waves of Hawaii's North Shore, photographed over eight years. It documents fragments of these waves, which shift from fierce to calm, their encounters a true once-in-a-lifetime experience. His perspective, captivated by their serendipity, also enchants our hearts.
NEW WAVES
Author | Takashi Homma
Size | 372 × 282 mm / Softcover
Pages | 128
Publisher | PARCO Publishing
Price | ¥5,250 (Used)
Retailer | Nitesha (http://www.nitesha.com/)
Published 2007
Between People and Scenery
Massimo Vitali is known for his style of photographing crowded places like beaches, discos, and ski resorts from a slightly elevated perspective. The leisure scenes in "Landscape with Figures" are strangely serene and somewhat mystical. Within the same location, diverse emotions coexist, and there's the reality of nature becoming commercialized. He continues to calmly press the shutter, pursuing what exists simultaneously within a single landscape.
Landscape with Figures
Author | Massimo Vitali
Size | 385 × 300 mm / Hardcover
Pages | 300
Publisher | Steidl (http://www.steidlville.com/)
Price | ¥20,000 (Used)
Retailer | SO BOOKS (http://www.book-oga.com/)
Published 2004
Life is at the Beach!
Martin Parr, known for his quintessentially British style that is both pop and cynical, serious yet playful, finds a treasure trove of "amusing" subjects at the beach. He says, "Just by going to the beach, you can see the situation of a country. The beach is a rare public space where, transcending culture, one can notice trivial daily life and the national character of that country."
Life's a Beach
Author | Martin Parr
Size | 300 × 153 mm / Hardcover
Pages | 124
Publisher | AKAAKA Art Publishing (http://www.akaaka.com/)
Price | ¥2,100
Retailer | AKAAKA HP (http://www.akaaka.com)
Published 2013
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 exhibitions. www.twelve-books.com
Photo by Daisuke Hamada
