Naoya Hatakeyama
A BIRD/Blast #130, 2006; #3 from a series of 17 chromogenic prints,
8 in. x 10 in. (20.32 cm x 25.4 cm)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Hatakeyama approaches his subjects -- whether they are factories, sewers or demolition sites -- with a peaceful and distanced attitude, capturing the changing landscapes from various vantage points and in different moments in time. In this way, the photographer is able to study the collisions between nature and civilization as they occur, imagining and re-imagining processes that were intended to mold the surroundings but were eventually claimed by the unpredictable whims of natural forces like earthquakes and tsunamis. I found his work really interesting and beautiful because he captures nature and the corruption of human civilization. The explosives on the ground strikes my eyes.
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