what i know | Ittetsu Matsuoka | Therme books 2023 Kiyoji Otsuji The photographs left behind offer

The photographs left behind offer a faint light

one developed straight and one reversed

and returned to the ambivalence of the two (“Nusa”

young women blithely went from buying deli takeout in the popular food markets in the basement of a department store to waltzing into unauthorized sex ships

This copy has a very small dent on the cover along the spine side

what i know | Ittetsu Matsuoka | Therme books 2023 Kiyoji Otsuji The photographs left behind offer"This publication features works from the exhibition what i know, held in 2023 at Taka Ishii Gallery Photography Film. Alongside his work in commercial photography particularly in portraiture and fashion Matsuoka has consistently produced photographic works that capture everyday scenes, people, and plants encountered in daily life. Characterized by the unique qualities of analog photography, his images embrace soft colors, blur, and out of focus