Publisher/冬青社

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A collection of works by Japanese photographer Hiromi Tsuchida, "Counting Grains of Sand 1976-1989". Born in Fukui Prefecture in 1944, Tsuchida began his career as a photographer after graduating from Waseda University, and attracted attention for his socially-themed works in the 1970s, such as "Hiroshima" and "Zokushin". He has a perspective that calmly and deeply examines the relationship between society, history, and the climate, and is highly regarded as a central figure in contemporary Japanese photography. In this book, the "sand" in the title is treated not simply as a natural object, but as a metaphor for people and crowds. His gaze is pierced through the figures of people and groups standing in the city, crowds gathering in the square, and people flowing as anonymous beings, as if they were countless grains of sand. Individuals gather together to form a group, and then eventually fall apart again - their transience and uncertainty are depicted in quiet, homogeneous tones. The structure of the work, which questions the anonymity of individuals in society and the existence of beings that are lost to the times, is both documentary and poetic, making it a book that encapsulates Tsuchida's photographic philosophy.