Un livre unique du photographe Richard Koek sur l’une des plus grandes villes du monde, Tokyo. Le visiteur de cette mégapole au Japon verra beaucoup de néon et de plastique, mais aussi des kimonos traditionnels et des fleurs de cerisier. La mode et la publicité sont au moins aussi importantes que l’étiquette et la propreté. À Tokyo, Tokyo Koek révèle le vrai visage d’une ville où tradition et innovation vont de pair. Certes, les stéréotypes sont un sujet de ses photographies, mais Koek leur donne toujours sa propre tournure. Ses images colorées sont brutes, réalistes et extrêmement frappantes. Koek sait capter la magie du quotidien en posant l’ordinaire sur un piédestal. La beauté de l’image et l’histoire derrière elle vont toujours de pair dans ses œuvres. C’est ainsi qu’il montre un autre côté de la ville.
“Richard Koek’s beautiful photography captures the multifaceted beauty of Tokyo. Past and present. Fantasy and reality. An unknown world, even to a longtime resident like me.” – Takahashi Hiroko – Artist and designer
“Richard Koek knows Japan intimately, but is nevertheless attuned to the curious, or indeed the routine, in ways that a local observer might miss. This book is the whole world of the Japanese capital, inhabited by people of every possible type.” – Timon Screech – Professor International Research Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto
A unique book by photographer Richard Koek about one of the world’s largest cities, Tokyo. The visitor of this megapolis in Japan will see a lot of neon and plastic, but also traditional kimonos and cherry blossoms. Fashion and advertising are at least as important as etiquette and tidiness. In Tokyo Tokyo Koek reveals the true face of a city where tradition and innovation go hand in hand. Surely the stereotypes are a subject of his photographs, but Koek always gives them his own twist. His colorful images are raw, realistic and extremely striking. Koek knows how to capture the magic of everyday life by putting the ordinary on a pedestal. The beauty of the image and the story behind it always go hand in hand in his works. This is how he shows a different side of the city.
