天上の庭: 京都御所・仙洞御所・修学院離宮・桂離宮二川幸夫 Ēdīē Edita Tōkyō, 2017/02/25 - 279 ページ Photographer and publishing house representative, Yukio Futagawa made his debut with MINKA photographing the Japanese landscape and villages and traditional houses across the country that were already on the brink of extinction in the 1950s, which won him overseas acclaim. Since then his activities expanded to the world; he is known for being among the best in the world at seizing and expressing the beauty and riches of contemporary architecture that he came to publish as the GA (Global Architecture) series. At the turn of the 21st century Futagawa called on his years of experience and new technologies to resume his attempt at capturing the root of architectural art, which is, according to Futagawa, the undoubted spatial essence that has been inherited to the Japanese contemporary architecture. Authorized shootings of Shugakuin and Katsura Imperial Villas and Sento and Kyoto Imperial Palaces in their seasons as well as on a rare occasion under the moon were made possible by a full cooperation from the Imperial Household Agency: the collection is exclusively composed of photographs of Imperial architectures and gardens. Presented here is a vision that is decidedly different from any other existing photos of these gardens. What you will find is the beauty of spaces 'like no one has ever seen' through the eyes of a master who has witnessed everything around the globe for 60 years. |
