[USED] Takashi Homma Photo Collection "Saikochiku" RRREECCONNSTRUCCTTT

RRREECCONNSTRUCCTTT by Takashi Homma

This book is a collection of images created during a two-day performance held in Tokyo by Japanese photographer Takashi Homma. Participants in the event selected original prints taken by the artist, which the artist hand-cut into various shapes. Participants then rearranged the fragments to create new images, which the artist then stamped and photographed. A selection of the resulting works is featured. This book is a record of Takashi Homma's two-day workshop, a fusion of publishing and performance, and its structure mirrors the performance's concept. To allow for easy re-editing, the book is not bound with thread, glue, or staples. Instead, it consists of two-fold sheets, each printed with a single image, overlapping one another. When assembled, the separate photo fragments merge into a single spread, allowing for new combinations to emerge. The various photographs are intermixed, allowing readers to reconstruct the photographs simply by rearranging the pages, without having to physically rearrange the print fragments. This allows readers to experience the concept of the workshop. There are 25 different cover designs, and the pages are arranged randomly. This single, consistent set of contents is not what we might call a "book"; rather, even as the book takes shape, it can continue to be reconstructed.

Softcover 100 pages 210 x 297 mm Color Limited edition of 650 copies 2014

Condition: Used