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Lost in Kyoto
2025
First edition of Lost in Kyoto by Yasuhiro Ogawa. First impression. Medium format hardback in new condition. Signed by the artist on the title page.
About
'I have been obsessed with Kyoto over the years because of the dense atmosphere the ancient city holds. That atmosphere must be the result of the essence of history that has gradually seeped into the land, brewing over time. In the 1,200 years since Kyoto was founded, many battles have been fought, much blood has been shed, and many people have died. The joys, sorrows, prayers, wishes, tears and struggles of so many people are layered on top of each other like a stratum, and as time goes by, the weight of these layers accumulates.
It is this kind of history of Kyoto that I have been trying to visualize over the past decade. Not history as a superficial record, but history as a "living creature" that has been nurtured and cultivated throughout people's lives. Yes, Kyoto's history deserves to be called a "living creature." It has a pulse; it breathes. I believe that the richness of Kyoto's air is generated by the body heat of history, history as a"living creature".'
Publisher: Photo Editions
Yasuhiro Ogawa is one the real important japanese photographer today and I like his bw pictures also as the new color ones - he can tell a story with only one picture but also in series. Kyoto was main town dynasty in historie and special place today with this special athmosphere that you can feel image by image. And don‘t forget the important Kyoto Protocol was the first UN Convention 2005 for Climate Change to reduce CO2 and others - congratulation my photo friend - yours Sepp Geitner