Publisher/Edition Lintel & Nusser

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"Landscapes With a Corpse 1999-2000" is a collection of works by Japanese photographer Kaoru Izima (1954-). Starting in the field of fashion photography and also involved in the editing of the magazine "Zyappu," Izima has built a unique photographic expression that possesses theatricality and narrative. Since the 1990s, he has attracted attention particularly for his "Landscapes with a Corpse" series, which intersects elements such as death, beauty, eroticism, clothing, and landscape, crossing the boundaries between fashion photography and conceptual expression. His method of staging models and actors as "corpses" does not serve as mere sensationalism, but functions as a device to highlight the transience of existence and the instability of beauty, and its originality has been highly praised internationally. This book is one of the early important collections of his representative series, and through sequences that zoom in from distant to close-up, it gives a sense of time and narrative, like a movie, even though it is a still image. The bodies and clothing placed within the landscape exude a tranquility reminiscent of Yasunari Kawabata's "Sleeping Beauties," yet simultaneously harbor a tension where death and beauty juxtapose. This book offers a glimpse into the core of Kaoru Izima's expression, crucial for understanding his later developments. As it is an overseas publication, the text is in English.