Ken Ohara - One - 1970
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Ken Ohara's One is a first edition softcover photography book published by Tsukiji Shokan Publishing in 1970, containing 300 pages of black-and-white portraits in an original-language edition and measuring 27.5 × 22 cm with a dust jacket and an inscription to Benedict Taschen in 1996.
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Ken Ohara; One; Tsukiji Shokan Publishing, 1970.
Softcover, 27,5 x 22,2 cm. Black & white photographs. First edition, 1970. Included in Martin Parr & Berry Badger, The Photobook I, page 291. Very good condition including the rare dustjacket, which shows slight wear along the edges an minimal abrasion at the dj's upper spin end and slight kink at the upper right corner of the front cover, not noticable under the dw. Inscribed to Benedict Taschen in 1996, no signature.
Ohara assembled 500 portraits of people of different backgrounds and printed them with identical tonal values, effectively neutralizing skin‑colour differences. Through uniform framing that aligns the facial features, he minimizes what are usually seen as racial distinctions. Physiognomic traits often associated with racial groups prove far less significant in his compendium than skin tone. In doing so, Ohara uses the camera to imagine humanity as a single melting pot, his serial portraits functioning as a quiet act of atonement for racism.
Ken Ohara; One; Tsukiji Shokan Publishing, 1970.
Softcover, 27,5 x 22,2 cm. Black & white photographs. First edition, 1970. Included in Martin Parr & Berry Badger, The Photobook I, page 291. Very good condition including the rare dustjacket, which shows slight wear along the edges an minimal abrasion at the dj's upper spin end and slight kink at the upper right corner of the front cover, not noticable under the dw. Inscribed to Benedict Taschen in 1996, no signature.
Ohara assembled 500 portraits of people of different backgrounds and printed them with identical tonal values, effectively neutralizing skin‑colour differences. Through uniform framing that aligns the facial features, he minimizes what are usually seen as racial distinctions. Physiognomic traits often associated with racial groups prove far less significant in his compendium than skin tone. In doing so, Ohara uses the camera to imagine humanity as a single melting pot, his serial portraits functioning as a quiet act of atonement for racism.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Photography
Book title
One
Author/ Illustrator
Ken Ohara
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1970
Height
27.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
22 cm
Language
English, Japanese
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Tsukiji Shokan Publishing
Binding/ Material
Softback
Extras
Dust jacket
Number of pages
300
