The composition of Monumental Moments is not an attempt to reconstruct the life of this unknown Japanese family. Nor is it an attempt at anecdotal narrative. What's the point? And for whom? Each photo looks like an ordinary family snapshot. But the more the collection grows, the more questions it raises. It was precisely in this overwhelming quantity of anonymous portraits that it became clear how invisible and elusive he remained. What's going on here? Where does he come from? Why all this repetition and duplication? What are we really looking for? It stimulates the imagination. Two themes in particular contribute to this: the endless series of "image portraits" and the apparent fate of these clichés, imbued with so much personal attention, to end up on the sidewalk. Moments monumentaux evokes associations and questions about the transience of self-images. Perhaps it's a memento mori ; 1st edition, 1000 copies, color photos.
Signed
Eriksay, 2024
352 pages
17 × 24 cm
ISBN: 9789493363069
The composition of Monumental Moments is not an attempt to reconstruct the life of this unknown Japanese family. Nor is it an attempt at anecdotal narrative. What's the point? And for whom? Each photo looks like an ordinary family snapshot. But the more the collection grows, the more questions it raises. It was precisely in this overwhelming quantity of anonymous portraits that it became clear how invisible and elusive he remained. What's going on here? Where does he come from? Why all this repetition and duplication? What are we really looking for? It stimulates the imagination. Two themes in particular contribute to this: the endless series of "image portraits" and the apparent fate of these clichés, imbued with so much personal attention, to end up on the sidewalk. Moments monumentaux evokes associations and questions about the transience of self-images. Perhaps it's a memento mori ; 1st edition, 1000 copies, color photos.
Signed
Eriksay, 2024
352 pages
17 × 24 cm
ISBN: 9789493363069
