" Kenro Izu’s Eternal Light radiates spirituality. In Varanasi, known as the Indian City of Light, Izu photographed festivals, rituals, cremations as well as individual experiences of joy and suffering related to death and the afterlife. In Allahabad, where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, Izu attended the festival of Kumbh Mela, and in the city of Vrindavan, he photographed among the thousands of temples dedicated to Krishna.
Highly attuned to the emotions of his subjects, Izu’s exquisitely rendered photographs transcend earthly concerns. He has stated : "It’s as though the Hindu gods have suggested that I think about the question, where are people heading, in this life and after? ” Through these photographs Izu strives to find the answers.
Cent treize photographies en noir et blanc, à pleine page, réparties dans six sections, accompagnées de commentaires de l'artiste.
- Eternal Light of India par Kenzo IZU (5 pages, texte sur deux colonnes)
- Being Hindu par Juhi SAKLANI (11 pages, texte sur deux colonnes)
.Repères biographiques (Osaka, 1949)
Göttingen, Steidl, 2018, 25 x 28 cm, pleine toile cuivre, jaquette illustrée, 216 pages.
9783958291904
TEXTE EN ANGLAIS
librairie couleur du temps, steidl, izu, isu, japon, asie, inde, spiritualité, religion, Krishna, hindouisme, rituel, pélerinage,
