2ème édition numérotée sur 1 000 exemplaires.
Cet album est le résultat d’un dialogue entre le photographe japonais Masao Yamamoto et le musicien Akira Uchida (avec la voix de Miu Sakamoto) initié par Iikki entre Juin 2019 et Février 2020 ; photos en n.b.
2nd edition numbered on 1000 copies.
Yamamoto Masao started to photograph when he was 16 years old. He also studied painting but later chose gelatin silver print as his media. His first gallery show in the U.S. was in 1994 in San Francisco. In 1996 he had a solo exhibition at Yancey Richardson Gallery in New York. His works have been shown in Europe since 2006. Besides Japan, U.S.A., and Europe, his museum and gallery exhibitions were held in Moscow and Sao Paulo. Media coverage includes NY Times and other major art magazines.
Yamamoto lives in Yatsugatake Nanroku,Yamanashi Prefecture where he enjoys creating his work while being close to nature.
After to have worked as a saxophonist for several years, Akira Uchida, in 2007 learned piano tuning under Mr. Satoshi Yoshida. Planning and holding “Sound workshop” which is to introduce how to interact with various sounds from the viewpoint of sound turning. In 2015 while he was learning from Mr. Masahiro Adachi, Akira Uchida started to create a Clavichord (keyboard instrument), invented in the 14th century. ?
For “Sasanami” he has collaborated with Miu Sakamoto (at the voice), the Ryuichi sakamoto’s daughter.
“Making instruments, tuning sounds, being a musician, this flow is essential for me to see the world”.
Initiated by IIKKI, between October 2019 and August 2020,
Sasanami is their dialog.
