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At one time the ground beneath Paris was filled with caverns, quarries from which building stone for the city above had been removed. A few such quarries remain in the east of Paris, more than 15 meters below the Bois de Vincennes, but in places the "ceilings" of the quarries have collapsed. These have been captured by Hatakeyama in beautiful color and give title to his work. The volume of photographs is accompanied by L'Astrologue, a piece of fiction by Sylvie Germain, inspired by Hatakeyama's work and written as companion to it. Ciel Tombé: all col. ill.; L'Astrologue: text in French, English and Japanese.
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- PublisherSuper Labo
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 4905052084
- ISBN 13 9784905052081
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages48
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Naoya Hatakeyama: Ciel Tombé (Trade Edition) [SIGNED] and a copy of The Astrologer, by Sylvie Germain
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Two volumes. Ciel Tombé: Signed in black ink, dated "22 Feb. 2012" and inscribed "Tokyo" on the front free endpaper by Hatakeyama. Hardcover. Photographically illustrated paper-covered boards; no dust jacket as issued. Photographs, illustration and text (in French, English and Japanese) by Naoya Hatakeyama. 48 pp., with 30 four-color plates. 7 x 12-1/8 inches. The Astrologer: Hardcover. Photographically illustrated heavy boards; no dust jacket as issued. Text (in French, English and Japanese) by Sylvie Germain. 64 pp. 8-7/8 x 4-1/4 inches. New. In his book Lime Works, Hatakeyama wrote, "mines and cities are like the negative and positive of a single photograph." Ciel Tombé features Hatakeyama's haunting 2007 images of an underground quarry located 17 meters below the Bois de Vincennes, in Paris. Reminiscent of Nadar's 19th-century images of subterranean Paris, the "fallen sky" in these images refers to the collapsed ceilings of the quarry, visible as ruins beneath the forest above. Germain's book was written especially in response to Hatakeyama's images. From Naoya Hatakeyama: "Newton's apple stopped as it fell on the ground but this is not the end point of gravity. The earth's surface is merely a hand held out in the middle of a fall and gravity penetrates this, leading further down towards the center of the earth. It is said that in the ancient times, there were people who worried that the sky they looked up to would fall some day. Though it is difficult for us living in an age of science to imagine the view of 'the sky falling down,' if we consider this as meaning that 'the sky' is a place above us resisting gravity, we can imagine the anxiety of ancient people. The blue sky above was probably not an 'empty sky' but a 'place' for them. And the sky fell down. It penetrated vertically through cities, architecture and our bodies, falling underground. The sky has now become an ancient layer of earth permeating below the city [in which] we live." Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 109701
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Naoya Hatakeyama: Ciel Tombé, Limited Boxed Edition (with "Quarry" Print), and a copy of The Astrologer, by Sylvie Germain
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Book Description Boxed Set. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Limited edition, boxed set of 200 copies, each with one of two original Type-C prints (image 3-7/8 x 7-7/8 inches, paper 6-3/4 x 11-5/8 inches), signed and dated on verso by Hatakeyama. The set includes the print and two books nested in a custom, photographically illustrated box with edition label and stamped number inside lid. Ciel Tombé: Hardcover. Fine gray cloth, with title stamped in blue on cover and spine, and stamped edition number on colophon page; no dust jacket as issued. Photographs, illustration and text (in French, English and Japanese) by Naoya Hatakeyama. 48 pp., with 30 four-color plates. 7 x 12-1/8 inches. The Astrologer: Hardcover. Photographically illustrated heavy boards; no dust jacket as issued. Text (in French, English and Japanese) by Sylvie Germain. 64 pp. 8-7/8 x 4-1/4 inches. Box dimensions are 7-1/2 x 12-5/8 inches. New (books, print and box in flawless, pristine condition). In his book Lime Works, Hatakeyama wrote, "mines and cities are like the negative and positive of a single photograph." Ciel Tombé features Hatakeyama's haunting 2007 images of an underground quarry located 17 meters below the Bois de Vincennes, in Paris. Reminiscent of Nadar's 19th-century images of subterranean Paris, the "fallen sky" in these images refers to the collapsed ceilings of the quarry, visible as ruins beneath the forest above. Germain's book was written especially in response to Hatakeyama's images. From Naoya Hatakeyama: "Newton's apple stopped as it fell on the ground but this is not the end point of gravity. The earth's surface is merely a hand held out in the middle of a fall and gravity penetrates this, leading further down towards the center of the earth. It is said that in the ancient times, there were people who worried that the sky they looked up to would fall some day. Though it is difficult for us living in an age of science to imagine the view of 'the sky falling down,' if we consider this as meaning that 'the sky' is a place above us resisting gravity, we can imagine the anxiety of ancient people. The blue sky above was probably not an 'empty sky' but a 'place' for them. And the sky fell down. It penetrated vertically through cities, architecture and our bodies, falling underground. The sky has now become an ancient layer of earth permeating below the city [in which] we live." Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 111847
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