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Araki was born in Shitaya-ku (now Taito-ku), Tokyo. Araki graduated from photography faculty at Chiba University and worked at advertising agency Dentsu as an commercial photographer. Here, Araki met his future wife, an essayist Yōko Araki. After they were married in 1971, Araki published a book of pictures of his wife taken during their honeymoon titled Sentimental Journey ( Yōko died in 1990). In 1972, Araki resigned from Dentsu and became a freelance photographer. His works are held in numerous museum collections including the Tate and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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The photographs, taken over a five-year period, are presented without chronological order. They show objects and themes that Araki has dealt with in previous photobooks and series (flowers, female nudes, dolls, sex toys, views from his balcony, everyday encounters, some streetsnaps). However, “Kata-Me” presents a much more nostalgic, yearning, almost wistful atmosphere.
The title “Kata-Me” (an Araki-typical wordplay) provides some insight into the background of the book:
“Composed of the Japanese characters for “One side or one-sided” (Kata) and “Eye” (Me), the title Kata-Me not only refers to a Araki’s physical condition, but also represents a poignant as well as uniquely humorous and witty—confrontation of the reality that life is inseparable from loss and death, and his relentless will to capture life as it is.”
― description from the publisher
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Photography & art in books
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Since shashasha’s launch in 2012, we have specialized in photobooks and artbooks by a wide range of artists from all over the world. Our lineup includes new publications and self-published works as well as second-hand, rare or out-of-print books by newcomers, established artists and legendary masters.
Each book available on shashasha has been hand-selected and carefully considered. Based in Japan, we make use of our unique perspective and expertise to offer a diverse and enriching catalogue featuring works by interesting publishers and artists from Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and the Americas.