It began booking sales of the new book Photos "TIBET"。This will be the sign book of pre-sale page of 100 books limited。But we will of course also allowed to sign to those sold directly in the gallery、By all means, please purchase at this opportunity If you live in other than the Tokyo suburbs。※ net sales of sign this has ended。
"TOKYO CIRCULATION", etc.、It is known in the city of snapshot有元伸也Long restructuring the first photo book, which has been out of print "portrait than Nishikura" (1999 Visual Arts published) of、New Edition was recorded add the unpublished work。Is Arimoto was still in their 20s at the time、Tour came in from the Tibetan cultural sphere that extends beyond the borders of China, India, and Nepal、Then I met people and lush monochrome image taken together over a long period of time while the bed and sleep has been recorded。
- from Publisher's description statement
When I was a recently twenty years old and graduated from the "photo school、All film was taken during my stay in India of half a year suffered a fate of being stolen。after that、In order to explore the next theme was the start of a new journey I、Meet certain Tibetan family in Kathmandu dropped accidentally Nepal。A pilgrim from so as to both them and Shokuju、Tibet is their home began to want to see in this eye。However, arrow heads the、Onset to hospitalization hepatitis for some time of intemperance is curse、And suddenly be forced to developing of returning home discovered also upset of heart during the inspection。 Those that after returning home、Accumulated funds of the journey in the physical labor of day laborers、Rummage read the Tibet-related books、Studying the Tibetan language was followed by a day-to-day to prepare for the next journey。Then one year later、Never forget I think Kogare Tibetan impression when you first trip to the land of even now。It was arrived in Tibet overlap a variety of accidental and unfortunate event, but、perhaps、Those events seemed a might had been to in order to meet in Tibet。 As if to satisfy the container that once became empty I'm sinking in Tibet、気がつけば二十代の人生の大半はチベットと共にあった」
― 有元伸也
– Oval：290 × 220 mm
– Pages：176page、Ad 118 points contained kei
– Bookmaking：hard cover
– Publication year：2019
– language：English、Japanese
– Edition：1000
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TIBET is the new edition of Shinya Arimoto’s first and long out-of-print photobook Portrait of Tibet (published by Visual Arts, 1999), including a number of previously unpublished works. Known for his street portraiture “Tokyo Circulation”, Arimoto’s first body of work was actually taken in Tibet over an extended period of time in his 20s. He ventured the Tibetan Culture Area that included parts of China, India and Nepal and took these fresh and vibrant works in monochrome as he shared meals and living space with the people he met in Tibet.
― Statement from publisher
“In 1994, while still in my early 20’s and fresh out of photo school I went to India to photograph. Six months into my travels the backpack in which I was keeping my exposed film – over 150 rolls – was stolen. This incident ultimately signified a turning point in my understanding about photography which continues to this day. Soon after this I went to Nepal. in Kathmandu, I encountered a Tibetan family who were on a pilgrimage to Dharamsala. My relationship with this family grew as we shared meals and our living space. As the days passed I began to feel a strong desire to see their homeland with my own eyes. Soon after however, my neglected health caught up with me and I was hospitalized with hepatitis. A further examination diagnosed a heart condition and I was forced to return home to Japan.
My condition improved after returning to Japan. Once I had recovered I found work as a day laborer to save money for a trip to Tibet. Reading up on the country and studying the language consumed me as the days passed. One year later, in 1996, I set foot in Tibet. I’ll never forget that thrill. Everything that had happened so far – every coincidence, incident, and tribulation, had brought me to this point.
Looking back I realize that most of my twenties were spent with Tibet. Having started out as an empty vessel, it was Tibet and my experiences there that made me full.”
― Shinya Arimoto
– Book Size: 290 × 220 mm
– Pages: 176 pages, 118 images
– Binding: Hardcover
– Publication Date: 2019
– Language: English, Japanese
– Limited Edition: 1000