Nobuyoshi Araki - Polaevacy - 2000

Polaevacy

Shobunsha
Nobuyoshi Araki/2000/Japanese/155*218*15

A collection of photographs by Nobuyoshi Araki, one of Japan's leading contemporary photographers, entitled “Polaevacy. This is Araki's first collection of Polaroid works, published in 2000. A large number of Polaroids were selected from nearly 2,000 illustrations taken up to that point. From nudes, kimonos, and bondage to Naoto Takenaka, Miho Nakayama, Chiro, still life, and the streets, this book is full of Araki's colors. The discussion with photography critic Kotaro Iizawa at the end of the book is also worth reading, and summarizes Araki's thoughts on the appeal of Polaroids using keywords. The key words in the book are “the camera that can't grow up,” “secret smells, dangerous smells,” “making everything ‘now’” and “women and life should be photographed as if they were squares. Araki's comments are as follows: “I often call it ‘oita,’ but Pola has a sense of ‘oita’ (mischievousness). There is a sense of mischievousness, isn't there? There is a sense of pleasure that is similar to that of a child or a boy. Polla can't grow up. That's why it's perfect for “Oita. I get excited when I'm filming them.