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Item Number
546872
Genre
original
size
52P/315×270mm
type
Photo Collection
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Photographer Kai Keijiro has taken photographs of traditional combative festivals held all over the world before the modern concept of sports was born, immersing himself in the midst of these events and producing works that get close to the essence of human "life" through his photographs. Following his previous work "Kira no Haregi," which covered Japan naked festival, this new work "Ichijo no Tetsu" features works shot between 2018 and 2023 of the Toba Fire Festival, which is held at Toba Shinmeisha Shrine in Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture, and is said to have a history of 1,200 years. "Fire never grows old or grows covered in moss, it is always old and new, unchanging. For 1200 years, the same fire has appeared once a year, illuminating and raging over this town. Dressed in ancient flag-like costumes inherited from their ancestors, and bathed in the same fire as 1200 years ago, they unconsciously connect with the past. Here, invisible time is linked together in chaos, and the essential human desire to live, human history of how we live and how we have lived, and the future of human beings of how we will live are all swirling together." - Kai Keijiro
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