PUBLISHER
Steidl

BOOK FORMAT
Flexi, 16.5 x 11.75 in. / 96 pgs / 44 color / 50 bw.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date 8/18/2020
Active

DISTRIBUTION
D.A.P. Exclusive
Catalog: SPRING 2018 p. 146

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9783958294080 TRADE
List Price: $50.00 CDN $69.95

AVAILABILITY
In stock

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Satoshi Hirano: Reconstruction

Shibuya, 2014–2017

Satoshi Hirano (born 1983) documents the large-scale redevelopment of the Shibuya train station in the heart of Tokyo's shopping district. Mixing black-and-white and color photographs taken at various moments in its reconstruction, this publication captures an unconventional portrait of Shibuya in moments of stillness and bustle.

Featured image is reproduced from 'Satoshi Hirano: Reconstruction.'

PRAISE AND REVIEWS

Creative Review

Megan Williams

Satoshi’s series takes a look at the redevelopment of the Shibuya train station in Tokyo, bringing together images taken at both day and night under a distinctive black and white aesthetic...despite its lively reputation, the photographs feel dark and intense, offering a glimpse of the industrial underbelly buried beneath many of our cities.

Photobook Journal

Rudy Vega

Reconstruction is not a neat and tidy chronology documenting a start to finish visual narrative. There is no before/after pictorial summation. It does not present itself as a glossy coffee table book. What it does present is a fascinating look at the nighttime visuals of an all-encompassing construction site replete with the messiness of cranes, scaffolding, barriers, and all manner of heavy equipment necessary to carry out the objectives of such an ambitious project