Publisher/Nazraeli Press

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"MASK (One Picture Book Two #25)," a collection of works by Japanese photographer Kikuji Kawada (b. 1933), condenses the introspective and symbolic visual world of one of Japan's leading postwar photographers. Forming the group "VIVO" in the late 1950s and exploring postwar memories and personal mental landscapes in works such as "Maps," Kawada has consistently questioned the relationship between "seeing" and "remembering." This book features 11 works from his "MASK" series, created in the mid-1970s. The masks covering the face symbolize anonymity and the boundaries of the self, evoking a tranquil yet unsettling time. The contrast between black and white creates a blank space that reflects the viewer's subconscious, quietly conveying the poetic and metaphysical depth of Kawada's photographs. Limited to 500 copies, the book includes a print signed by the photographer .