[Signed book] "Dareodo" Photo book by Masako Nakagawa

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First edition published on April 3, 2017
Author｜Masako Nakagawa
Published by Pilgrim

216mm x 302mm
Page 64

Art direction: Takayoshi Sato (Ogyaa)
Design | Yutaka Hirose (Ogyaa)
Printing Director | Keizo Kumakura (Yamada Photographic Printing Company)
Printing and bookbinding | Yamada Photo Engraving Co., Ltd.
Contribution | Takashi Ando
Japanese to English Translation | Pamela Miki Associates

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"Dance like no one's watching"

I once saw these words, written by a pastor, in a supermarket in America.
That sentence sunk quietly into my heart and remained with me like a beautiful scene. Together with the image of someone dancing enthusiastically, the verb "dance" became a symbol of living vibrantly for me.

I want to collect light.
Fighting, arguing and hurting each other. Anxiety, fear and despair.
Instead of resisting them, I want to quietly gather light.
Light spilling into our daily lives, yours, and theirs.
Fleeting, strong, gentle, sharp.
To me, picking up all of them and piling them up is like a strong prayer. I can't write a song, so I write songs instead of songs. It's like dancing.

The particles of light I picked up eventually leave my hands, and each one responds to the other, growing brighter. People surrounded by the light embrace each other, forgive each other, and fear disappears. It is a world of people helping each other, sharing, and loving each other. I will never let my focus off the line from there. That's what I've decided.

Hey, dance like no one's watching.


【PROFILE】

Masako Nakagawa

Born in Yokohama in 1973. In 1995, while studying English Literature at Tsuda University, he studied abroad at California State University, Hayward. He discovered photography and is good at capturing portraits of natural expressions, shining slices of everyday life, and beautiful landscapes. He regularly holds photo exhibitions and is active in a wide range of genres, including magazines, advertisements, artist photos, and books.
In March 2011, she moved to Okayama. She currently commutes between Tokyo and Okayama. Her photobook "New World" (PLANCTON), which depicts her birth and the world after the earthquake, was well-received after touring six locations nationwide. Her latest photobook, "IMMIGRANTS," tells the story of the lives of people who moved to Okayama after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Her other works include "Travel Echoes" (co-authored with Miyazawa Kazufumi, published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha), "School Road" (PLANCTON), and her latest photobook, "Daleo Do" (published by Pilgrim), was released in April 2017.
(This information is current at the time of publication.)

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