koen-dori shibuya, 1982
kanazawa, 1978
erimo cape, 1976
kanazawa, 1977
erimo cape, 1976
shibuya, 1985
wakkanai, 1975
all photographs by mashisa fukase.
i've posted these images before on facebook, but somehow i always come back to them - especially on this dark & rainy los angeles day. these are perhaps among some of my favorite images ever - so beautiful and haunting.
these images were taken over a ten year period by fukase, after his wife of 13 years, yoko, left him. while on a train returning to his hometown of hokkaido he got off at a stop and saw the ravens - a dark and foreboding omen. he became obsessed with them, with their darkness and loneliness.
his story is quite fascinating and sad and all too human. i definitely recommend reading up on his work and life.
No comments:
Post a Comment