AYAKA YAMAMOTO
WE ARE MADE OF GRASS, SOIL AND TREES
Published by T&M projets, 2018
Book size 26 x 29 cm
72 pages
Text by Michiko Kazahara (in Japanese or English)
Design by Daishiro Mori
Hardcover
"We are made of Grass, Soil and Trees" is composed of photographs taken in Russia, Latvia, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Romania between 2014 and 2017. The photographer sets herself the challenge each summer to travel to a European country where she does not speak the language in order to photograph unfamiliar models. Having a strong interest in "pre-linguistic" communication she uses sounds and gestures to communicate with her models.
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"We are made of Grass, Soil and Trees" est composé de photographies prises en Russie, en Lettonie, en Ukraine, en Bulgarie et en Roumanie entre 2014 et 2017. La photographe se donne pour challenge chaque été, de partir dans un pays européen dont elle ne parle aucunement la langue afin de photographier des modèles qui lui sont peu familiers. Ayant un fort intérêt pour la communication "pré-linguistique" elle utilise des sons et des gestes pour communiquer avec ses modèles.