The Cliff (book + signed print)
by Yukihito Kono
Photographs: Yukihiro Kono
Publisher: Jane & Jeremy
96 pages
Price: 77 €
Comments: 145mm x 200mm. Screenprint cover. Includes four postcards. With signed print. First edition of 200. Hand numbered
Tojinbo in Fukui Prefecture, with its extensive columnar joints and turbulent ocean waves, is a natural treasure of Japan. As well as being a geologically engaging location it is also very much an emotional landscape, laden with mysticism and folklore – from a legend about a monk who was pushed off the cliffs, to a well known setting for classic suspense television dramas and sadly, as a suicide spot.
Kono first visited Tojinbo in 2018 and was surprised, despite its dark associations, to see rows of souvenir shops and a number of tourists taking pictures. After five years of research on this location, Kono discovered that many of the impressions of the place were in fact formed from a chain of unconfirmed and unrelated portrayals, and that these have influenced peoples behaviour and the development of Tojinbo.
With the advent of photography, the distance between fact and image rapidly closed in. Even today, when AI is capable of generating fake images in real time, we continue to have faith in it and can be goaded by images. What Kono attempts here is to open up the uncertainty of the image once again. He connects various materials related to Tojinbo loosely with photographs he shot. Depicting the shifting image of Tojinbo, The Cliff examines the possibility of the image and the things that can be rewritten because of their ambiguity and fluidity.
more books tagged »nature« | >> see all
-
For A Fleeting Moment
by Simone Kappeler
Euro 61.50 -
Imperfections
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 33 -
L'oiseau Perdu (signed)
by Andrea Boscardin
Euro 112 -
Valleys (signed)
by Harrison Miller
Euro 105 -
Roots & Waltz (poster)
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 49 -
Anchor in the Landscape (signed)
by Adam Broomberg & Rafael Gonzalez
sold out
more books tagged »landscape« | >> see all
-
Half a Chisel to the Earth
by Tommy Nease
Euro 84 -
Indosso la Montagna Come L'uccello le Piume (signed)
by Boris Snauwaert
Euro 95 -
terres fermes
by Yvon Lambert
Euro 85 -
The National Park Service Photographs
by Ansel Adams
sold out -
Unreliable Memories
by Nick Meek
Euro 49.50 -
On Lookout Mountain
by Robert Adams
Euro 55
more books tagged »Japan« | >> see all
-
KURAYAMI - In Darkness, The Light (book + vinyl)
by Yamamoto Masao
sold out -
Painting (signed)
by Toshio Shibata
Euro 65 -
Medeia 2.0 Issue 01
by Zied Ben Romdhane
Euro 55 -
And, do you still hear the peacocks? (last copies)
by Miho Kajioka
Euro 250 -
Diary 2019 (signed)
by Ellen Korth
Euro 2950 -
Nagi (signed)
by Yoshikatsu Fujii
sold out
more books tagged »Japanese« | >> see all
-
SO IT GOES, SO IT GOES, SO IT GOES (signed)
by Miho Kajioka
sold out -
As it is
by Rinko Kawauchi
sold out -
A Tree of Night (signed)
by Tomoki Imai
Euro 29 -
Always Dream
by Yoshihiko Ueda
Euro 135 -
One Picture Book Two #10 : Daido Moto (book + signed print)
by Daido Moriyama
Euro 120 -
Intimacy of Paradise
by Tomoko Kawai
Euro 34
more books tagged »rocks« | >> see all
-
The Australian Journey (collector's edition - book + print)
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 280 -
The Australian Journey (signed)
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 145
Random selection from the Virtual bookshelf josefchladek.com
The Cliff (book + signed print)
by Yukihito Kono
Photographs: Yukihiro Kono
Publisher: Jane & Jeremy
96 pages
Price: 77 €
Comments: 145mm x 200mm. Screenprint cover. Includes four postcards. With signed print. First edition of 200. Hand numbered
Tojinbo in Fukui Prefecture, with its extensive columnar joints and turbulent ocean waves, is a natural treasure of Japan. As well as being a geologically engaging location it is also very much an emotional landscape, laden with mysticism and folklore – from a legend about a monk who was pushed off the cliffs, to a well known setting for classic suspense television dramas and sadly, as a suicide spot.
Kono first visited Tojinbo in 2018 and was surprised, despite its dark associations, to see rows of souvenir shops and a number of tourists taking pictures. After five years of research on this location, Kono discovered that many of the impressions of the place were in fact formed from a chain of unconfirmed and unrelated portrayals, and that these have influenced peoples behaviour and the development of Tojinbo.
With the advent of photography, the distance between fact and image rapidly closed in. Even today, when AI is capable of generating fake images in real time, we continue to have faith in it and can be goaded by images. What Kono attempts here is to open up the uncertainty of the image once again. He connects various materials related to Tojinbo loosely with photographs he shot. Depicting the shifting image of Tojinbo, The Cliff examines the possibility of the image and the things that can be rewritten because of their ambiguity and fluidity.
more books tagged »nature« | >> see all
-
For A Fleeting Moment
by Simone Kappeler
Euro 61.50 -
Imperfections
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 33 -
L'oiseau Perdu (signed)
by Andrea Boscardin
Euro 112 -
Valleys (signed)
by Harrison Miller
Euro 105 -
Roots & Waltz (poster)
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 49 -
Anchor in the Landscape (signed)
by Adam Broomberg & Rafael Gonzalez
sold out
more books tagged »landscape« | >> see all
-
Half a Chisel to the Earth
by Tommy Nease
Euro 84 -
Indosso la Montagna Come L'uccello le Piume (signed)
by Boris Snauwaert
Euro 95 -
terres fermes
by Yvon Lambert
Euro 85 -
The National Park Service Photographs
by Ansel Adams
sold out -
Unreliable Memories
by Nick Meek
Euro 49.50 -
On Lookout Mountain
by Robert Adams
Euro 55
more books tagged »Japan« | >> see all
-
KURAYAMI - In Darkness, The Light (book + vinyl)
by Yamamoto Masao
sold out -
Painting (signed)
by Toshio Shibata
Euro 65 -
Medeia 2.0 Issue 01
by Zied Ben Romdhane
Euro 55 -
And, do you still hear the peacocks? (last copies)
by Miho Kajioka
Euro 250 -
Diary 2019 (signed)
by Ellen Korth
Euro 2950 -
Nagi (signed)
by Yoshikatsu Fujii
sold out
more books tagged »Japanese« | >> see all
-
SO IT GOES, SO IT GOES, SO IT GOES (signed)
by Miho Kajioka
sold out -
As it is
by Rinko Kawauchi
sold out -
A Tree of Night (signed)
by Tomoki Imai
Euro 29 -
Always Dream
by Yoshihiko Ueda
Euro 135 -
One Picture Book Two #10 : Daido Moto (book + signed print)
by Daido Moriyama
Euro 120 -
Intimacy of Paradise
by Tomoko Kawai
Euro 34
more books tagged »rocks« | >> see all
-
The Australian Journey (collector's edition - book + print)
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 280 -
The Australian Journey (signed)
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 145
Random selection from the Virtual bookshelf josefchladek.com
The Cliff (book + signed print)
by Yukihito Kono
Photographs: Yukihiro Kono
Publisher: Jane & Jeremy
96 pages
Price: 77 €
Comments: 145mm x 200mm. Screenprint cover. Includes four postcards. With signed print. First edition of 200. Hand numbered
Tojinbo in Fukui Prefecture, with its extensive columnar joints and turbulent ocean waves, is a natural treasure of Japan. As well as being a geologically engaging location it is also very much an emotional landscape, laden with mysticism and folklore – from a legend about a monk who was pushed off the cliffs, to a well known setting for classic suspense television dramas and sadly, as a suicide spot.
Kono first visited Tojinbo in 2018 and was surprised, despite its dark associations, to see rows of souvenir shops and a number of tourists taking pictures. After five years of research on this location, Kono discovered that many of the impressions of the place were in fact formed from a chain of unconfirmed and unrelated portrayals, and that these have influenced peoples behaviour and the development of Tojinbo.
With the advent of photography, the distance between fact and image rapidly closed in. Even today, when AI is capable of generating fake images in real time, we continue to have faith in it and can be goaded by images. What Kono attempts here is to open up the uncertainty of the image once again. He connects various materials related to Tojinbo loosely with photographs he shot. Depicting the shifting image of Tojinbo, The Cliff examines the possibility of the image and the things that can be rewritten because of their ambiguity and fluidity.
more books tagged »nature« | >> see all
-
For A Fleeting Moment
by Simone Kappeler
Euro 61.50 -
Imperfections
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 33 -
L'oiseau Perdu (signed)
by Andrea Boscardin
Euro 112 -
Valleys (signed)
by Harrison Miller
Euro 105 -
Roots & Waltz (poster)
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 49 -
Anchor in the Landscape (signed)
by Adam Broomberg & Rafael Gonzalez
sold out
more books tagged »landscape« | >> see all
-
Half a Chisel to the Earth
by Tommy Nease
Euro 84 -
Indosso la Montagna Come L'uccello le Piume (signed)
by Boris Snauwaert
Euro 95 -
terres fermes
by Yvon Lambert
Euro 85 -
The National Park Service Photographs
by Ansel Adams
sold out -
Unreliable Memories
by Nick Meek
Euro 49.50 -
On Lookout Mountain
by Robert Adams
Euro 55
more books tagged »Japan« | >> see all
-
KURAYAMI - In Darkness, The Light (book + vinyl)
by Yamamoto Masao
sold out -
Painting (signed)
by Toshio Shibata
Euro 65 -
Medeia 2.0 Issue 01
by Zied Ben Romdhane
Euro 55 -
And, do you still hear the peacocks? (last copies)
by Miho Kajioka
Euro 250 -
Diary 2019 (signed)
by Ellen Korth
Euro 2950 -
Nagi (signed)
by Yoshikatsu Fujii
sold out
more books tagged »Japanese« | >> see all
-
SO IT GOES, SO IT GOES, SO IT GOES (signed)
by Miho Kajioka
sold out -
As it is
by Rinko Kawauchi
sold out -
A Tree of Night (signed)
by Tomoki Imai
Euro 29 -
Always Dream
by Yoshihiko Ueda
Euro 135 -
One Picture Book Two #10 : Daido Moto (book + signed print)
by Daido Moriyama
Euro 120 -
Intimacy of Paradise
by Tomoko Kawai
Euro 34
more books tagged »rocks« | >> see all
-
The Australian Journey (collector's edition - book + print)
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 280 -
The Australian Journey (signed)
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 145
Random selection from the Virtual bookshelf josefchladek.com