Photographs by Shimooka Renjo. Zen Foto Gallery, 2021. 24 pp., 144 illustrations, 9½x13¼".
This publication consists of 144 previously unpublished works by Japanese photography pioneer Shimooka Renjo (1823–1924), bringing back the Japan of the late Edo and early Meiji period in astounding clarity and color...
Odette England is an artist and writer; an Assistant Professor and Artist-in-Residence at Amherst College in Massachusetts; and a resident artist of the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Program in New York. Her work has shown in more than 90 solo, two-person, and group exhibitions worldwide. England’s first edited volume Keeper of the Hearth was published by Schilt Publishing (2020), with a foreword by Charlotte Cotton.
"The basis of Stephen Gill’s latest photobook Please Notify the Sun marks a similar first: to catch a fish and photograph it from the inside out. And here’s the first of many catches: Gill must catch said fish. No popping to the shops to buy the catch-of-the-day, no shortcuts. A task easier said than done, especially when you start mentally working your way through the equipment, determination, patience, and hearty helping of good luck required."—Odette England Read more
back
