[Signed by the author] Mikiya Takimoto photo book "PRIÈRE"

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In the fall of 2020, I participated in KYOTOGRAPHIE 2020 and had the opportunity to exhibit at a temple. One day, I was alone facing the work after closing time. I forgot about time and the work seemed to melt into the darkness. Since the exhibition was held in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the theme of the exhibition, "We live in a moment of cosmic long time. The Earth, which humanity thinks of as our own, is the celestial body closest to us," became even more real. This experience was a turning point for me, and I started to visit old temples in Kyoto every day during my free time at the temple.
At that time, there were no tourists, and the dry landscape garden was in its natural, tranquil state. I sat on the veranda, closed my eyes, and a scene appeared on my retina. Where on earth are we living right now? As a small being, I trembled in an instant of immense cosmic time, and at the same time felt something big flowing beautifully into my existence. An emotion similar to the question "prayer" - "PRIÈRE" welled up inside me. For the next three years, I continued to visit Kyoto periodically and search for that question.

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Product Information

Publisher Seigensha Co., Ltd.

release date October 4, 2024

Part numberKPHT10138W-9784861529689

Specification Author｜Mikiya Takimoto
Contribution | Reiji Ando (Literary critic)
Book design by Yuri Suyama
Edited by Kaoru Mori (Seigensha)
Publisher ｜MT Gallery
Format: A4 variant / Hardcover
Number of pages｜248 pages

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