Ohashi Eiji (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Case Publishing, 2020. Hardcvover with tipped on image to front cover housed in cloth slipcase. First Edition, First Printing. 10 x 14 inches. 57 pages with 44 images on a leporello style fold-out binding. ļæ½Roadside Lights Seasons: Winterļæ½ is a follow-up to Eiji Ohashiļæ½s critically acclaimed photographic series of vending machines along roads throughout Japan. The volume focuses exclusively on scenes taken during winter. ļæ½The vending machines placed all over the country are a symbolic image of todayļæ½s Japan, and their lonely, daily work is reminiscent of the modern lives of us humans. In this sense, my series is a conscious reflection of its era, but it is also an expression of my own personal aesthetic sensibilities,ļæ½ says Ohashi. ļæ½I believe the sight of these vending machines shining brightly, all alone in the harshness of winter, evokes feelings of compassion and encouragement in us. These bright, glowing characters are mechanical machines, but they also appear strangely human, and the beautiful sceneries that surround them may even provide us a little hope.ļæ½ BOOK CONDITION: Fine/As New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Case Publishing, 2020. Hardcvover with tipped on image to front cover housed in cloth slipcase. First Edition, First Printing. 10 x 14 inches. 57 pages with 44 images on a leporello style fold-out binding. ļæ½Roadside Lights Seasons: Winterļæ½ is a follow-up to Eiji Ohashiļæ½s critically acclaimed photographic series of vending machines along roads throughout Japan. The volume focuses exclusively on scenes taken during winter. ļæ½The vending machines placed all over the country are a symbolic image of todayļæ½s Japan, and their lonely, daily work is reminiscent of the modern lives of us humans. In this sense, my series is a conscious reflection of its era, but it is also an expression of my own personal aesthetic sensibilities,ļæ½ says Ohashi. ļæ½I believe the sight of these vending machines shining brightly, all alone in the harshness of winter, evokes feelings of compassion and encouragement in us. These bright, glowing characters are mechanical machines, but they also appear strangely human, and the beautiful sceneries that surround them may even provide us a little hope.ļæ½ BOOK CONDITION: Fine/As New.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: As new. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. First Edition, First Printing. Case Publishing, 2025. Hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Limited Edition of only 25 copies issued with an original 8.75 x 11.5 inch lambda print SIGNED by Eiji Ohashi on the verso. 14 x 10.25 inches. 112 pages with 80 photographic images in color throughout. Text in Japanese and English. In āRoadside Lights 2020ā"2025,ā Japanese photographer Eiji Ohashi turns his lens to winter nights in his native Hokkaido, sharpening the focus of his long-running ālandscapes with vending machinesā series. His compositions portray these ubiquitous machines, which have become symbols of Japanās safety and convenience, as tireless, vigilant workers, continuing their quiet labor regardless of the circumstances. This latest book adds another compelling chapter to a series that continues to captivate audiences both in Japan and abroad.