Eiji Ohashi - Roadside Lights 2020-2025 - 2025

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当夜幕降临，北日本被雪覆盖的景致逐渐安静，沿路排列的自动售货机、伫立在房屋前，或在大自然中独自一隅，发出在黑夜中的微光，提供暖饮和冷饮，同时带来一种特殊的陪伴感。
在《路边灯光 2020–2025》中，日本摄影师大桥英树将镜头对准他在北海道的冬夜，聚焦他长期的“带着自动售货机的风景”系列。作品将这些无处不在的机器呈现为日本安全与便利的象征，宛如孜孜不倦、警觉的工人，在任何环境下继续着安静的劳作。这本最新的画册为这一系列再添引人入胜的一章，继续在日本国内外吸引着观众。

“Photographing as the snow falls and piles up around me brings back distant memories. I remember playing outside until my boots were filled with snow, and how difficult it was to take them off once I went back inside, or digging into snowbanks to create secret hideouts for myself. While my childhood memories of the snow are rather sweet, life in winter in the northernmost part of Japan where I grew up was harsh. Sometimes the blizzards were so strong it was impossible to put one foot in front of the other, almost as if the full force of nature were blowing against you. Winter was always a reminder of how small and feeble human existence really is. But I also remember the nightly scenes, when the snow reflected the light off the streetlamps, as beautiful and bright. For me, the sight of a vending machine on a snowy night embodies these memories.”
―― from Eiji Ohashi’s afterword