Koji Onaka
The Dog in France (Signed)
Published by Sokyu-Sha, 2008
Size: 20 x 21.5 cm
64 Pages
Hardcover
Languages: English, Japanese
Edition of 1500 copies.
Photographer Koji Onaka moved to France in 1992, escaping what he found uninspiring life in Japan. "The Dog in France" assembles dreamy black-and-white photographs of city life with poetic lyrics. The photographs speak of loneliness and escape—"return tomorrow without finding any answer."
"In 1992, in the midst of various personal problems, I thought it best to let them clear up by moving away from Tokyo for a while. That being the case, I set a destination where no rumors or discussions would follow: France. In the flowery city of Paris, which I had no particular reason to visit, nor for which I felt any particular attraction, I spent my days unable to eat dinner, unable to speak the language. My memories of those days consist mainly of spending long evenings alone in my hotel room drinking cheap wine. Having difficulty pressing the shutter." - Koji Onaka