Kuchikeru Mizumaru Anzai urban culture

urban culture

After approaching photographer Araki Nobuyoshi

the photographs capture the maximum power emanating from within the models

enduring connection that remains right by our side

Kishin Shinoyama

Kuchikeru Mizumaru Anzai urban cultureA collection of works by Kagoshima born photographer Akio Tomari. Coining the term "Kuchikeru" to describe the state of decaying in the present progressive, Tomari captures his unique world view in this artist book dedicated entirely to glass subjects. The glass objects assembled for this book include items that faced the possibility of disposalsuch as goldfish bowls, ramune soda bottles, early era glassware from MUJI's inception, and tiny antique