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søren k. harbel's avatar

Very interesting take on Yamamoto. The idea of having a work of art in your wallet is something that I find very interesting. One of the reasons that I like smaller photographs, rather than a 16" x 20" or bigger. Yamamoto's idea of having a small visibly 'handled' object, that can be held, studied and put away again till next time is wonderful.

Sadly, in his later work he has been making larger prints and they are much less interesting, perhaps because his galleries around the world demand them. There is something very strange about a series of bonzai photographs that are approximately 1:1, which of course no longer fit in your wallet and are no longer precious in the way that something is that you can hold and caress. One would have thought a bonzai would lend itself particularly well to wallet size. Sadly, in my view he has lost the plot a little. His earlier bodies of work are however among my favourites. He is a great printer and a great artist.

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Love the post! Have been reading about these concepts as well. The untranslatable ones are interesting and brought a smile.

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