MASAHISA FUKASE
RETROSPECTIVE 1961-1991
Published by Akaaka in 2023
First edition
Book size 15 x 23 cm
216 pages
Hardcover
Photographer Masahisa Fukase (1934–2012) carved out a unique place in the history of Japanese photography in the 1960s by focusing on his personal life. He pointed his camera at those in his immediate surroundings: his wife, Yoko, his extended family, his cat. Yet, while exposing his own life through a loving gaze and carefree sense of humour, he simultaneously set about exploring the madness deep within himself. Fukase’s career was tragically cut short when he suffered a fall in 1992, subsequently suffering severe memory impairment and aphasia. He never took another photograph. This retrospective collection offers an intimate tribute to his entire oeuvre.
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Le photographe Masahisa Fukase (1934-2012) s'est taillé une place unique dans l'histoire de la photographie japonaise des années 1960 en se concentrant sur sa vie personnelle. Il a braqué son appareil sur son entourage immédiat : sa femme Yoko, sa famille élargie, son chat. Pourtant, tout en exposant sa propre vie à travers un regard aimant et un sens de l'humour insouciant, il a simultanément entrepris d'explorer la folie au plus profond de lui-même. La carrière de Fukase a été tragiquement interrompue lorsqu'il a fait une chute en 1992, souffrant par la suite de graves troubles de la mémoire et d'aphasie. Il n'a plus jamais pris de photos. Cette collection rétrospective rend un hommage intime à l'ensemble de son œuvre.