Takuma Nakahira

(1938-2015)

    Takuma Nakahira (中平 卓馬, Nakahira Takuma, July 6, 1938 – September 1, 2015) was a Japanese photographer, critic, and theorist. He was a member of the seminal photography collective Provoke, played a central role in developing the theorization of landscape discourse (fūkei-ron), and was one of the most prominent voices in 1970s Japanese photography.

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    Projects

    For a Language to Come

    Grainy, blurry, and out-of-focus images depicting a dystopian urban landscape, evoking an immersive sensory experience that challenges conventional documentary traditions.

    Circulation: Date, Place, Events

    Daily performative engagement in Paris, where Nakahira photographed, developed, and displayed prints overnight, emphasizing circulation, transience, and the evolving relationship between images and time.

    Books

    For a Language to Come

    (Osiris, 2010)

    Photographer of Japan: Takuma Nakahira

    (Iwanami Shoten, 1999)

    Degree Zero - Yokohama

    (Yokohama Museum of Art, 2003)

    Circulation: Date, Place, Events

    (Osiris, 2012)