Rinko Kawauchi: Illuminance

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The Tenth Anniversary Edition

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Rinko Kawauchi: Illuminance is a stunning photographic monograph that captures the subtleties of daily life through a finely tuned visual sequence. First published in 2011 and now reissued in an expanded tenth-anniversary edition, it combines carefully observed gestures and everyday details with a delicate colour palette. This edition includes new essays that offer fresh perspectives on Kawauchi's influential and poetic work, inviting viewers to explore the beauty and wonder found in the ordinary.
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Format: Hardback

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Rinko Kawauchi: Illuminance

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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This collection appeals especially to photography enthusiasts, art lovers, and those who appreciate contemplative, poetic explorations of everyday moments. It is ideal for readers looking for visually rich, evocative art books with thoughtful contextual essays.

Includes essay "Weightless Light" by David Chandler.

Ten years after Illuminance initially published in 2011, Aperture is delighted to bring this beloved book back into print, retaining Rinko Kawauchi's original sequence and signature melding of keenly observed gestures, quotidian detail, and a finely honed palette.

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Ten years after publishing Illuminance in 2011, Aperture is delighted to bring this beloved book back into print, retaining Rinko Kawauchi's original sequence and signature melding of keenly observed gestures, quotidian detail, and a finely honed palette.

On the book's original release, Alec Soth declared Illuminance an exquisitely produced monograph [that] should make Rinko a household name. An expanded edition with additional texts by curator David Chandler; philosopher Masatake Shinohara; and Aperture's creative director, Lesley A. Martin, this reissue contributes new context to and perspective on Kawauchi's influential work.

Extraordinarily poetic, brimming with imagination and sensibility, and following international acclaim, this exquisite ten-year anniversary edition will entice lovers of photography once again.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Illuminance has been praised as one of the most beautiful photo books of its year. Critics highlight Kawauchi's "spirit of accelerated wonder" and her ability to create a complex choreography through subtle photographic details and image sequencing without captions or page numbers, encouraging deep viewer engagement. Reviews from Photograph Magazine and ArtAsiaPacific commend its sensitive design and the elliptical sense of time captured throughout her evocative images.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781597115148

Publisher: Aperture

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 December 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Aperture

Illustration: 130 Illustrations

Contributors:

Photographs by Rinko Kawauchi
Text by Shinohara Masatake
Text by Lesley A. Martin
Text by David Chandler

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1260g

Pages: 384

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Rinko Kawauchi (born in Shiga, Japan, 1972) studied graphic design and photography at Seian University of Art and Design, Otsu, Japan. She has published over twenty-five books of her work, including Hanako, Utatane, and Hanabi, a trio of "first books" published simultaneously in 2001. Her work is collected and exhibited widely, and she won a Kimura Ihei Photography Award (2002) and International Center of Photography Infinity Award in Art (2009); and was shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize (2012). Kawauchi lives and works in Tokyo. David Chandler is professor of photography at the University of Plymouth, UK. He has held various curatorial roles in museums and galleries, including at the National Portrait Gallery, London (1982-88) and Photographers' Gallery, London (1988-95); and as the director of Photoworks in Brighton, UK (1997¬-2010). Lesley A. Martin is creative director of Aperture Foundation and publisher of The PhotoBook Review. Masatake Shinohara is associate professor at Kyoto University, with a primary focus on contemporary philosophy, environmental humanities, architecture, and art. In 2016, he served as cocurator of the Japan Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.