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"'Sentimental Journey Continued' is a book of photographs, self-published by Nobuyoshi ARAKI in 1971. Printed on the cover and spine is '荒木経惟写真集2 / Nobuyoshi ARAKI Photobook 2' as it was his 2nd self-published photography book excluding the rarely-seen, self-published Xerox Photo Albums from 1970, called '沖縄 / Okinawa'.
If ARAKI’s photographs of his honeymoon are considered the beginning of 'Sentimental Journey', it can be said that the life of the newlywed couple that followed is indeed 'Sentimental Journey Continued'."
"'Sentimental Journey 2' was 1st conceived when ARAKI handed me 'Sentimental Journey Continued' in a bar in Shinjuku (...) While we usually make photography books from photographs, this project involved making a book from another book - a genuine duplication. ARAKI himself entitled the book, 'Sentimental Journey 2'", said Yasunori Hoki, "we were extremely thrilled that he appointed us to work with him on this endeavor and we knew the significance of the project we were entrusted with.
Although the overall format, number of pages, and budget of each volume is already designated for the series, we decided not to consider the restriction of budget only for ARAKI's volume to seek the best result within the given conditions. 'Sentimental Journey' is a special body of work, meaning a lot to us and to the entire history of Japanese photography.
Hideki Nakajima, the designer of the book, is one of only a few designers extremely familiar with Araki's work and one of the leading graphic designers in Japan. A task under various restrictions is generally difficult but may lead to an incredible result. Nakajima demonstrated this with ease. The scanned and reproduced images, the sequence, the selection of paper and printing of this book are the fruit of Nakajima's thorough comprehension of the meaning and significance of Araki's photographs, not simply the result of a graphic design and layout process.
Araki's look of satisfaction when he saw the dummy of the book seemed to express this more than anything. 'Sentimental Journey 2' is printed in a limited edition of 1,000 copies." (publisher's note)
"'Sentimental Journey Continued' is a book of photographs, self-published by Nobuyoshi ARAKI in 1971. Printed on the cover and spine is '荒木経惟写真集2 / Nobuyoshi ARAKI Photobook 2' as it was his 2nd self-published photography book excluding the rarely-seen, self-published Xerox Photo Albums from 1970, called '沖縄 / Okinawa'.
If ARAKI’s photographs of his honeymoon are considered the beginning of 'Sentimental Journey', it can be said that the life of the newlywed couple that followed is indeed 'Sentimental Journey Continued'."
"'Sentimental Journey 2' was 1st conceived when ARAKI handed me 'Sentimental Journey Continued' in a bar in Shinjuku (...) While we usually make photography books from photographs, this project involved making a book from another book - a genuine duplication. ARAKI himself entitled the book, 'Sentimental Journey 2'", said Yasunori Hoki, "we were extremely thrilled that he appointed us to work with him on this endeavor and we knew the significance of the project we were entrusted with.
Although the overall format, number of pages, and budget of each volume is already designated for the series, we decided not to consider the restriction of budget only for ARAKI's volume to seek the best result within the given conditions. 'Sentimental Journey' is a special body of work, meaning a lot to us and to the entire history of Japanese photography.
Hideki Nakajima, the designer of the book, is one of only a few designers extremely familiar with Araki's work and one of the leading graphic designers in Japan. A task under various restrictions is generally difficult but may lead to an incredible result. Nakajima demonstrated this with ease. The scanned and reproduced images, the sequence, the selection of paper and printing of this book are the fruit of Nakajima's thorough comprehension of the meaning and significance of Araki's photographs, not simply the result of a graphic design and layout process.
Araki's look of satisfaction when he saw the dummy of the book seemed to express this more than anything. 'Sentimental Journey 2' is printed in a limited edition of 1,000 copies." (publisher's note)
- Book design
- Hideki NAKAJIMA
- Format
- Hand sewn pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 21,5 x 28 x 1 cm., 32 pp. (double gatefold page incl.), 62 b/w ills., text language: English, Ltd. to 1,000 copies