Daido Moriyama - PLATFORM [Signed] - 2002
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Description from the seller
*Platform* by Daido Moriyama, published in 2002 by Daiwa Radiator Factory and Taka Ishii Gallery.
The central series was photographed during a train journey from Yokohama to Shinjuku on a single day in 1977. While waiting for trains, Moriyama turned his camera towards the opposite platforms at Yokohama and Shinjuku stations, capturing passengers absorbed in their own gestures, expressions and private thoughts. The railway platform becomes a stage on which fragments of urban life appear and disappear.
Moriyama’s grainy, high-contrast black-and-white photographs transform these fleeting encounters into an intense study of anonymity, distance and observation in the modern city. The images are reproduced as powerful full-page and double-page spreads.
The second part of the book contains an extensive essay by photography critic Minoru Shimizu, accompanied by a wide selection of Moriyama’s photographs. The text examines the photographer’s influences and his position within post-war Japanese photography and contemporary art. Text in Japanese and English.
First edition, presented in black cloth-covered boards with silver lettering. A substantial and increasingly scarce publication by one of the most important figures in Japanese photography.
CONDITION
The spine is slightly sunned. Otherwise in very good condition.
Seller's Story
Totodo is a curated antiquarian bookstore based in Japan, dedicated to art books, photography, exhibition catalogues, artist publications, and rare out-of-print titles.
Rather than operating as a volume-driven reseller, we approach bookselling as a form of editorial practice. Each work is carefully selected for its artistic significance, historical context, and lasting relevance, with an emphasis on titles that have shaped visual culture and contemporary thought.
Drawing from decades of experience in the Japanese art book ecosystem, as well as relationships with collectors, estates, and specialized distributors, we are able to present material that is both culturally important and increasingly scarce in the international market.
We maintain rigorous standards for condition assessment and bibliographic accuracy, and every item is securely packaged for international shipment. Our aim is to provide collectors and institutions with thoughtfully chosen works, professional service, and complete transparency.
*Platform* by Daido Moriyama, published in 2002 by Daiwa Radiator Factory and Taka Ishii Gallery.
The central series was photographed during a train journey from Yokohama to Shinjuku on a single day in 1977. While waiting for trains, Moriyama turned his camera towards the opposite platforms at Yokohama and Shinjuku stations, capturing passengers absorbed in their own gestures, expressions and private thoughts. The railway platform becomes a stage on which fragments of urban life appear and disappear.
Moriyama’s grainy, high-contrast black-and-white photographs transform these fleeting encounters into an intense study of anonymity, distance and observation in the modern city. The images are reproduced as powerful full-page and double-page spreads.
The second part of the book contains an extensive essay by photography critic Minoru Shimizu, accompanied by a wide selection of Moriyama’s photographs. The text examines the photographer’s influences and his position within post-war Japanese photography and contemporary art. Text in Japanese and English.
First edition, presented in black cloth-covered boards with silver lettering. A substantial and increasingly scarce publication by one of the most important figures in Japanese photography.
CONDITION
The spine is slightly sunned. Otherwise in very good condition.
Seller's Story
Totodo is a curated antiquarian bookstore based in Japan, dedicated to art books, photography, exhibition catalogues, artist publications, and rare out-of-print titles.
Rather than operating as a volume-driven reseller, we approach bookselling as a form of editorial practice. Each work is carefully selected for its artistic significance, historical context, and lasting relevance, with an emphasis on titles that have shaped visual culture and contemporary thought.
Drawing from decades of experience in the Japanese art book ecosystem, as well as relationships with collectors, estates, and specialized distributors, we are able to present material that is both culturally important and increasingly scarce in the international market.
We maintain rigorous standards for condition assessment and bibliographic accuracy, and every item is securely packaged for international shipment. Our aim is to provide collectors and institutions with thoughtfully chosen works, professional service, and complete transparency.
Details
Number of books
23
Subject
Photography
Book title
PLATFORM [Signed]
Author/ Illustrator
Daido Moriyama
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
2002
Height
26 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
16 cm
Language
Japanese
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Daiwa Radiator Factory / Taka Ishii Gallery
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Dust jacket
Number of pages
174
