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2012
First edition of Photo Album by Chino Otsuka. First impression. Medium format hardback in near fine condition. A small bump to the bottom rear of the boards, otherwise the spine is intact and all of the pages are clean.
About
Photo Album brings together seven distinct bodies of work by Chino Otsuka, covering the period 1998 to 2012. Born in Tokyo, Chino came to Britain at the age of 10. The core of her photographic work is based on the personal experience arising from this move and her sense of a dual inheritance from both East and West. In many of her projects she uses self-portraiture to explore themes of belonging, identity and memory. For her, memory is a form of storytelling and the narrative element is important throughout her work. She is preoccupied with the idea of home, displacement, memory and loss. What makes a place a home and where does a sense of belonging come from? For Chino, tracing back and recreating the past is a way to deal with such issues. The imaginary and reality, reflection and projection, past and present are all recurring themes.