SpanningthecareerofoneofJapan’smostreveredphotographers,thismonograph--theonlyEnglish-languagevolumeofitskind--featuresexquisitelydetailedfull-pageimagesthatcapturetherelationshipbetweenhuman-madestructuresandthenaturalworld.ToshioShibata’slarge-formatcontemporarylandscapesaredistinguishedbytheirhauntingbeauty,gracefulcomposition,andmeticulousdetail.Usinglongexposures,andeliminatinganyreferencestopeople,horizons,oridentifyinggeographicreferencepoints,Shibatacapturesstructuressuchasdams,bridges,reservoirs,androadsastheyinteractwiththeirnaturalsettings--mountainsides,rivers,forestsandfields.Theresultsarehighlightedbypainterlycomposition;filledwithpatterns,lines,andfluidaction;andunmistakablyJapaneseintheiraesthetic.CuratedandwithcommentarybyPhillipProdger,oneofthemosteruditeandcriticalvoicesincontemporaryphotography,thisbookwillappealbothtofansofShibata’sworkaswellasanaudiencethathasyettodiscoverhisremarkableoeuvre.
