Takuma Nakahira
(1938-2015)
Takuma Nakahira (中平 卓馬) was a Japanese photographer, critic, and theorist. He was a member of the seminal photography collective Provoke, played a central role in developing the theorization of landscape discourse (fūkei-ron), and was one of the most prominent voices in 1970s Japanese photography.
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Grainy, blurry, and out-of-focus images depicting a dystopian urban landscape, evoking an immersive sensory experience that challenges conventional documentary traditions.
Daily performative engagement in Paris, where Nakahira photographed, developed, and displayed prints overnight, emphasizing circulation, transience, and the evolving relationship between images and time.
Books
For a Language to Come
(Osiris, 2010)
Photographer of Japan: Takuma Nakahira
(Iwanami Shoten, 1999)
Degree Zero - Yokohama
(Yokohama Museum of Art, 2003)
Circulation: Date, Place, Events
(Osiris, 2012)