HAJIME SAWATARI - A GIRL AT PLAY

HAJIME SAWATARI
A GIRL AT PLAY

Published by Akio Nagasawa Publishing, 2018
Book size 20 x 18 cm
Pages 80 pages
Softcover
Limited edition of 900
Artist Proof
Language English

“A girl who looked like a foreigner was rare in Japan at that time, and hence I thought she was like a fairy when I found her.
So I was strongly attracted by her and asked her if I might take her pictures. – Hajime Sawatari

It is Hajime Sawatari who ushered in a new era of Japanese photography world with the works such as Nadia and Alice in the 1970s and has published a number of works on the theme of women. A girl at play shot in 1964 is a masterpiece representative of the early stage of Sawatari, which a series that can be said to be the origin of Sawatari in which the encounter with an decided the direction after that.” -Publisher

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“A girl who looked like a foreigner was rare in Japan at that time, and that’s why I thought she was like a fairy when I found her. So I was strongly attracted to her and asked if I could take a picture of her.” - Hajime Sawatari

It was Hajime Sawatari who ushered in a new era in the world of Japanese photography with works such as Nadia and Alice in the 1970s and published many works on the theme of women. A Girl at Play Shot in 1964 is a representative masterpiece of Sawatari's early days, a series that can be said to be the origin of Sawatari in which the encounter with a decided the direction thereafter. - Editor