lundi 14 septembre 2009

The Solitude of Ravens

Masahisa Fukase | 11.09.09 > 17.10.09
Fifty One Fine Art Photography


EN : Fifty One Fine Art Photography is proud to present its very first solo show of the Japanese photographer Masahisa Fukase (°1934) and his expressionist photo series on the species of ravens. The series represents a ten-year-obsession with the dark-edged worlds of ravens, shot on annual trips from Tokyo to Hokkaido, Fukase’s birthplace. Clearly the omen of misfortune, that has been traditionally assigned to ravens in almost all cultures, reigns over the sombre photographs taken. These display isolated or massive groupings of ravens, variously appearing at night or by day throughout a diverse Japanese landscape.