A project from 2003. Last updated: 29 Dec 2013
Between 2001 and 2004, I was fascinated by the Yamanote train line running only a few hundred metres from my home in Tokyo at the time. The Yamanote connects most of Tokyo’s hot spots: from Shibuya’s teenage shopping to Ueno’s stately museums; from Shinjuku’s night lights to Akihabara’s electric town.
Most people only ever visit these vibrant, pulsing focal points, but few ever venture into the in-between—that quiet, leafy village, which to me, constitutes the real Tokyo. In March 2003, armed with my beloved film camera, I decided to walk around the line, staying within visual distance of the tracks whenever possible. Almost a year, and over 100 kilometres of walking later, I had a few hundred photos, and no idea what to do with them.
Some time afterwards, while over coffee in Ebisu, I pulled out my pile of photos in front of Steph. I had with me a blank book and some removable Scotch tape. There and then, I watched her weave a complete story of ghosts and a city taken over by rust, weed and nature. Thus was born Ghosts of Tokyo, a visual haiku.
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La dépêche photo, ou le fruit des amours entre AFP et Sipa. En gros. Ayant passé pas mal de temps récemment à manipuler des négatifs, tripatouiller des scans et publier des galeries, c'est avec un effroi facilement contenu que je m'apercois que personne ne s'en est apercu. Ou si peu. Conséquemment, fruit d'au moins deux heures d'horrible labeur, voici, exclusivement…
… À suivre
Février 2004: Les quartiers du sud-ouest de Tokyo : Roppongi, Ebisu, Naka-Meguro, et Daikanyama.
2013-07-27
Juin 2013: Pas de nostalgie à retrouver un à un mes anciens appartements à Shonan et Tokyo. C'est dans les ruelles, sur les plate-formes de train, dans les villes, leur bruit et leur odeur que j'effectue mon voyage sentimental.
