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Publisher Note

The images that appear to be fixed-point observations are of Japanese "tourist attractions" which have been depicted at different times. From “Yokohama photographs” to postcards to contemporary live cameras, this limited artist book takes a sweeping view of how the concept of "famous places" in Japan has been created by images.
In addition, by cropping the icons that are the subject of these images, it highlights what has been captured but overlooked by the cameras of each era. The book aims to provide a tool for finding a route out of the normative power of images and their influence on us in our information-overloaded society.

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Kazunari Suzuki (1979) is a Japanese visual artist who works with photographs and archives of the past. Based in Japan, his work focuses on the history and culture of Japanese photography and related media.
After graduating from the School of Commerce at Meiji University, he studied design at the Kuwasawa Design School.

Artists’ Book

Japan Guide Book

by Kazunari Suzuki

Publisher self-published
Release Place Tokyo, Japan
Release Date 2024
Credits
Artist: Kazunari Suzuki
Printrun 50
Inscription numbered, signed
Work  
Topics Japan, Tourism
Methods Archive Material, Collage, Photography
Language Japanese, English
Format Softcover
Dimensions 21.0 × 29.7 cm
Pages 108