Sento
by Julia Baier
Photographs: Julia Baier
Text: essay by Rita Zobel and a conversation with Peter Bialobrzeski
Publisher: Peperoni Books
96 pages
Pictures: 40 duotone illustrations
Year: 2008
ISBN: 978-3-9809677-6-1
Comments: 21,5 x 27 cm; Stitch-bound; Inflexible brochure; German / English / Japanese
You could hardly fail to notice the mutual sympathy between Julia Baier and water. That empathy has already been aptly demonstrated in “The Public Baths”, her series on swimming pools. Now, in this book too, the charm of water is revealed in all its resplendent glory. The water here, though, is quite different from that in the European public swimming pools. Julia Baier first discovered the Japanese culture of bathing in summer 2005, and this book “Sento – the Japanese Bathhouse” grew out of that very personal experience.
She stayed in Japan for five weeks, mostly in Nara, and went to the Sento every day. From the door of my gallery I watched her lightly stepping out, sometimes twice a day, on her Sento pilgrimage, equipped only with a towel and a camera. Quite honestly, I felt a certain nagging worry that she might end up feeling queasy and ill. But she always came back laughing, with rosy cheeks, and announced: “I’ve taken some great shots.” Or: “It’s amazing – you can even find karaoke in a Sento!”
Other photographers have also published studies of the Sento. But no one has managed to capture this transient moment of self-absorbed absent-mindedness of body and soul so well. I believe Julia has succeeded because her soul is just as smooth and clear as water. After all, water is her element. For the future too, I look forward to seeing how her camera plays with light and depicts the wonderful waves she sees.
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Sento
by Julia Baier
Photographs: Julia Baier
Text: essay by Rita Zobel and a conversation with Peter Bialobrzeski
Publisher: Peperoni Books
96 pages
Pictures: 40 duotone illustrations
Year: 2008
ISBN: 978-3-9809677-6-1
Comments: 21,5 x 27 cm; Stitch-bound; Inflexible brochure; German / English / Japanese
You could hardly fail to notice the mutual sympathy between Julia Baier and water. That empathy has already been aptly demonstrated in “The Public Baths”, her series on swimming pools. Now, in this book too, the charm of water is revealed in all its resplendent glory. The water here, though, is quite different from that in the European public swimming pools. Julia Baier first discovered the Japanese culture of bathing in summer 2005, and this book “Sento – the Japanese Bathhouse” grew out of that very personal experience.
She stayed in Japan for five weeks, mostly in Nara, and went to the Sento every day. From the door of my gallery I watched her lightly stepping out, sometimes twice a day, on her Sento pilgrimage, equipped only with a towel and a camera. Quite honestly, I felt a certain nagging worry that she might end up feeling queasy and ill. But she always came back laughing, with rosy cheeks, and announced: “I’ve taken some great shots.” Or: “It’s amazing – you can even find karaoke in a Sento!”
Other photographers have also published studies of the Sento. But no one has managed to capture this transient moment of self-absorbed absent-mindedness of body and soul so well. I believe Julia has succeeded because her soul is just as smooth and clear as water. After all, water is her element. For the future too, I look forward to seeing how her camera plays with light and depicts the wonderful waves she sees.
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by Rene Groebli
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Euro 17.50 -
Passeggiata napoletana (signed)
by Arturo Zavattini
Euro 36 -
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Sento
by Julia Baier
Photographs: Julia Baier
Text: essay by Rita Zobel and a conversation with Peter Bialobrzeski
Publisher: Peperoni Books
96 pages
Pictures: 40 duotone illustrations
Year: 2008
ISBN: 978-3-9809677-6-1
Comments: 21,5 x 27 cm; Stitch-bound; Inflexible brochure; German / English / Japanese
You could hardly fail to notice the mutual sympathy between Julia Baier and water. That empathy has already been aptly demonstrated in “The Public Baths”, her series on swimming pools. Now, in this book too, the charm of water is revealed in all its resplendent glory. The water here, though, is quite different from that in the European public swimming pools. Julia Baier first discovered the Japanese culture of bathing in summer 2005, and this book “Sento – the Japanese Bathhouse” grew out of that very personal experience.
She stayed in Japan for five weeks, mostly in Nara, and went to the Sento every day. From the door of my gallery I watched her lightly stepping out, sometimes twice a day, on her Sento pilgrimage, equipped only with a towel and a camera. Quite honestly, I felt a certain nagging worry that she might end up feeling queasy and ill. But she always came back laughing, with rosy cheeks, and announced: “I’ve taken some great shots.” Or: “It’s amazing – you can even find karaoke in a Sento!”
Other photographers have also published studies of the Sento. But no one has managed to capture this transient moment of self-absorbed absent-mindedness of body and soul so well. I believe Julia has succeeded because her soul is just as smooth and clear as water. After all, water is her element. For the future too, I look forward to seeing how her camera plays with light and depicts the wonderful waves she sees.
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-
Das Auge der Liebe (first edition reprint - signed - last copy)
by Rene Groebli
sold out -
Poem as an Object # 4 (signed)
by Wypke Jannette Walen
Euro 17.50 -
Passeggiata napoletana (signed)
by Arturo Zavattini
Euro 36 -
Vienkiemio godos (signed)
by Rimaldas Viksraitis
sold out -
Mengxi 2 (signed - last copy)
by Wei Bi
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Desiderata (signed - last copy)
by Andreas Trogisch
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Cycle Style (signed)
by Horst A. Friedrichs
Euro 29 17.40 -
Hong Kong Coat Hangers
by Michael Wolf
Euro 75 -
Small God, Big City (signed)
by Michael Wolf
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Nein, Onkel
by various photographers
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The Truth about the Moon Landing (signed + print)
by Thomas Herbrich
Euro 88 -
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by Dirk Alvermann
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by Bastienne Schmidt
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PLACE IN BETWEEN
by Narelle Autio
Euro 75 -
Alieni Maledetti
by Silvio Canini
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PROMISING WATERS - COLLECTOR'S EDITION (signed+2prints)
by Mila Teshaieva
Euro 190 -
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by Jo Röttger
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