Publisher/冬青社

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"Counting Grains of Sand 1976-1989" is a collection of works by Japanese photographer Hiromi Tsuchida. Born in Fukui Prefecture in 1944, Tsuchida began his career as a photographer after graduating from Waseda University, and gained attention in the 1970s for his works rooted in social themes such as "Hiroshima" and "Popular Gods." He possesses a calm and profound perspective that observes the relationship between society, history, and local culture, and is highly regarded as a central figure in contemporary Japanese photography. In this book, the "sand" in the title is not merely a natural object, but is treated as a metaphor for people and crowds. The perspective that captures people and groups standing in the city, crowds gathered in squares, and the fluid figures of humans as nameless beings is as if they were countless grains of sand. Individuals come together to form a group, and then eventually disperse again—the transience and uncertainty of this is depicted in a quiet and uniform tone. With its structure that questions the anonymity of individuals in society and the existence of those who are buried in the times, this book is both documentary and poetic, and it is a condensed expression of Tsuchida's photographic philosophy.