size:263 x 263mm
hardcover in a slipcase
136 pages
A collection of works by Japanese photographer Fukase Masahisa. "The photographer, Masahisa Fukase, has always been highly regarded as one of the most important photo books in the history of photography. crow"teeth,1986The first edition was published in 2018, and after that,2Although they have been reprinted, they were sold out immediately, as they were both published in limited copies. This reprint includes new text by Tomo Cosga from Fukase Masahisa, archivals, while following the layout and design of the first edition. We interpret the unknown intersections between Fukase's unknown works and life by quoting a number of unpublished works and drawings discovered by Tomo Cosga in recent years. This series, a memorable masterpiece, begins with Fukase's journey to his hometown, suffering from sadness caused by his separation from his wife.1976From 20191986It was photographed in 2019. With the scenery along the coast of Hokkaido, Fukase captures a mysterious photograph of a group of crows that exudes a certain sign of loneliness.
Over 30 years after the publication of the original photo book, Fukase Masahisa's work, Crow, is now considered one of the most definitive works in the history of photography, and is also described as the highest ranking in the field of photo books. However, they are sometimes covered up and left behind by the passage of praise and time. It is a fragment of interesting facts that explains the fundamental question of why Fukase was obsessed with the motif of crow. This motif of the raven not only reflects the existential anguish and loneliness he endured throughout his life, but also amplifying the loneliness by superimposing himself on the raven in the name of art, and ultimately falling into an artistic expression filled with madness.1992In 2019, Fukase falls down the stairs of his regular bar. This aftereffect caused him to wander his own consciousness, and he continued to be isolated from a medical perspective for the next 20 years. Fukase became a crow captured by a camera he had held, and became an immortal being by residing on the cover of his most representative photo book.- Tomo Kosuga (Excerpt from the essay "The Cry of Loneliness")