Hiro Tanaka. Bolzo
Hiro Tanaka. Bolzo
Expansion and contraction, fear and joy.
Consequences triggered by opportunity.
Time, space, link and code, exchange memory with oblivion.
Land of resonance and coexistence.
Latvia.
Even though Japanese photographer Hiro Tanaka shot the images for his photobook “Bolzo” during a residency in Latvia in 2018, his photographs emit almost no palpable sense of locality, possess no obvious hint of the place in which they were made. In the bright, cold light of Tanaka’s flash, objects, landscapes and people seem transformed into different versions of their self. “Bolzo” builds a unique atmosphere, as Tanaka lets the familiarity of his artistic approach interact and reverberate within the unknowns of a foreign place.
Hiro Tanaka - An interesting coincidence led him to start taking photographs - after accidentally winning a free trip to the United States through raffles at a shopping mall in Tokyo, Tanaka started travelling with punk bands in the US and Europe, acquired his 1st camera from band member while traveling and documenting the road.
He has won Cosmos Arles PDF Award at Les Rencontres d’Arles (France), TPD Book Award (Italy), among others. selected for finalists and nomination for World Press Photo Global Talent, PHotoESPAÑA Premio al mejor libro, Gomma Grant, Kassel Photobook Award, etc. has had received several grants, participated in residency programs in US, Europe and Asia. Published several monographs.
Publisher: BLOCK HOUSE + island JAPAN
Design: Koichi Ino
Pages: 26.5 x 34.4 x 1.3 cm, 64 pages