Publisher/森勝

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"Amber Time," a book that has garnered attention for its connection to Japanese photographer Kiyoshi Suzuki, is a privately published work primarily compiled by Masaru Mori and Fusako Mori. However, what is important about this book is the dense reflection of Kiyoshi Suzuki's editorial sensibilities, who was responsible for the composition and imagery. Fusako Mori was also Suzuki's mother-in-law, and against the backdrop of this close personal relationship, a structure is created in which family memories and photographic expression quietly intersect. Masaru Mori's portrait of Fusako, Fusako's own tanka poems, and the insertion and arrangement of images by Suzuki function not merely as records, but as a montage that reweaves memories, and resonates deeply with Suzuki's themes of loss and his gaze towards private landscapes. Although this book is not a work solely by Kiyoshi Suzuki, it can be read as a peripherally important book that reveals the editorial philosophy that underlies his representative works such as "The Realm of Shura." While blurring the boundaries between photography and tanka, family albums and photo collections, this small yet dense collection demonstrates that editing itself can be an expression, and is indispensable for understanding Kiyoshi Suzuki.