TITLE : THE SOUND OF WAVES
PHOTOBOOK
AUTHOR : TATSUO SUZUKI
Tatsuo Suzuki is one of the most famous street photographers in the world.
Over the years, he has been showing us exceptional work from Tokyo. Now, with this new project, he becomes an artist with a book that goes far beyond street photography.
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“The word 濤声 (“tōsei ”) refers to the sound of ocean waves.
The sound of violent waves and swells lapping against the shore.
It describes the rocks that resist it.
During the confusion of the pandemic era, I suffered the loss of a close friend.
Soon after his funeral, I happened to photograph the ocean and the splash of the waves in Hayama.
I suddenly felt that he had returned to the sea.
At that moment I decided that photographs of water would serve as a motif and as a basis for new work.
I left the city and began to continuously photograph water: rain, rivers, ponds, the ocean.
It seemed to me that I could see life arising in the bubbling mountain springs, and I watched as it eventually returned to the sea.
I wanted to infuse these photos with a feeling of music and speed, which from the beginning has undergirded my work, so I also began take photographs related to music.
And I also continued to take portraits, often while thinking about parenthood and the cycle of life.
As I reviewed these photos I had taken and began compiling them into a photo book, I found that I was able to successfully express my feelings about mourning, the strength of life, and the beat and spirit of punk rock. 濤声 – The Sound of Waves will be the first book in my new project,“BUNDLE.”
The concept of this new project is to continuously publish “bundles” of various photographic ideas, not limited to street photography of Tokyo.”
ABOUT TATSUO SUZUKI
began taking photos at the age of 43, while employed as an office worker. Six years later, in 2014, I became a full time photographer. In 2016, I was awarded the Grand Prize by Steidl Book Award Japan. My first book, Friction / Tokyo Street, was published in 2020.
In Friction / Tokyo Street, my goal was to synchronize the city’s deeply submerged emotions with the fleeting moments when the city and its people intersect, and to shape them into photographs. It is a photo book that reflects the friction with the subjects encountered, the sense of impatience embedded in the city, and the tension that arises therefrom.
Friction / Tokyo Street rapidly sold out. Used copies now sell for several times the original price.
Following the success of Friction / Tokyo Street, I began publishing my own zine, containing my Tokyo street snapshots and portraits. This project concluded when Volume 6 was published, in February 2023. I also organized the collective VoidTokyo, which publishes its own zine.
I am now 59 years old. I will be grateful if I am able to perform satisfactorily as a photographer for ten more years. I feel that I may not have much time left.
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