January 6, 2011
Metropolis—Tokyo Image
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on January 2011 It’s become a cliché to say that Tokyo is a city of constant change. Yet the stereotype is not true, says photographer Daisuke Kamimura. “It seems to me that some of the city maintains an uninterrupted continuity,” he says, in reference to new show “Metropolis—Tokyo Image.” Pointing his […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on January 2011
Photo by Daisuke Kamimura
It’s become a cliché to say that Tokyo is a city of constant change. Yet the stereotype is not true, says photographer Daisuke Kamimura. “It seems to me that some of the city maintains an uninterrupted continuity,” he says, in reference to new show “Metropolis—Tokyo Image.” Pointing his camera at parks and zoos, or at the almost unchanging placement of something as prosaic as streetlamps, Kamimura took inspiration from ancient Japanese poet Kamonochomei’s observation that while the running water in a river is in constant change, the face of the river remains the same.
Ginza Nikon Salon
Daisuke Kamimura. Metropolis: Tokyo Image. Until Jan 18, free. 10-1-7 Ginza, Chuo-ku. Tel: 03-5537-1434. Open daily 10am-7pm. Nearest stn: Ginza. www.nikon-image.com/jpn/activity/salon
