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Japanese photographer Hajime Kimura's photo book "Kodama (Signed & Print)". When I was majoring in architecture at university, I saw a collection of local materials at a library that I stopped by to study the subject of a seminar. Attracted by the simple original scenery that is being forgotten in modern times, the place I aimed for after graduating from university and photography school was the mountain village of Niigata. "Matagi" is a village group that hunts wild animals such as bears using traditional hunting methods. People who live in half-farming and half-hunting and fight against the harsh nature of extreme cold and heavy snow. Kimura has documented their lives over the years since 2007. Hunting in the snowy mountains, slash-and-burn in the summer, and beautiful landscapes. .. The traditional Japanese lifestyle and landscape beauty are beautifully expressed like ink painting. Instead of modern themes such as "urban" and "contemporary," we look at objects that are generally unlit or forgotten, presenting new questions and re-recognition to us, and at the same time Japanese tradition. The style that vividly depicts the culture has received high praise overseas. This book is a limited edition of 400 copies signed and numbered during a solo exhibition at the Reminders Project from 2012 to 2013, and comes with a cabinet-sized print. With signature and print .