The Dear Film Project was launched with the aim of respecting the rich worldview contained in film and the spirit of the photographer, re-editing the footage and passing it on to the next generation.
We created zines of seven photographers, limited to 500 copies each.
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Kaoru Ijima has an "American scent" attached to her. DEAR FILM PROJECT wanted to know the origins of the creators of the legendary cassette magazines ``TRA'' and ``zyappu,'' whose activities go beyond the boundaries of photographers, so we dug up a cabinet in Ijima's office where a huge number of photos were stored. Ta.
What Ijima discovered was a photo of a trip to America he took as a prize for a magazine prize essay when he just became a professional. Ijima went to photograph the majestic nature of America, which he admired, but instead of taking pictures of the scenery, he instead took a photo of a tourist looking in the opposite direction.
The unsettling expressions on the faces of the tourists, as if in a scene from a suspense movie, convey a sense of the ``awesome grandeur of America's natural wonders'' even after more than 40 years.
■Kaoru Ijima
Born in Kyoto City in 1954.
Based in Tokyo, he published the cassette magazine ``TRA'' in 1982 and the fashion magazine ``zyappu'' in 1994 while working in the fields of fashion and advertising photography. In 1999, he published ``20 Landscapes with Corpses'' and at the same time held solo exhibitions in Germany, other parts of Europe, and the United States. Since around 2000, he has been creating works with the theme of the sun, and in 2009 he presented "One Sun" at BLD Gallery.
2013 AiKowada Gallery “You Are Beautiful” Exhibition.
Kaoru Ijima and Kuntaro Ijima exhibition at AL Gallery in 2017. “You Are Beautiful” exhibition held in Kyoto.
In 2018, Itohen held an exhibition titled “Existences around me that I care about.” “Needle, Thread, and Smoke” exhibition held at Kyoto venue.
“Needle, Thread, and Smoke” exhibition at meguroba in 2019.
``Screenshots are photos!'' Exhibition at Bar Yamazaki Bunko in 2020.
[Staff review]
staff:AkatsukaHighlights: This book contains photos mainly taken at the Grand Canyon, San Francisco, Niagara Falls, Monument Valley, etc. You can see interesting photos that focus on the people who visited the places, rather than the scenery of the tourist spots.
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