Seen: Suda Issei‘s nagai no hira - fragments of calm at the Tokyo Metro Museum of Photography (Syabi)
There was no photo show I was looking forward to more than Suda’s massive exhibition at Syabi this autumn. These pictures are so deeply exciting it’s draining trying to come to terms with their power to affect the viewer. The museum website states:
Suda’s eye seems to travel between the ordinary and extraordinary, creating an atmosphere similar to that experienced in moments of ‘calm’ when the wind ceases to blow. This exhibition consists of an accumulation of numerous fragments of this calm, each captured within a single photograph.
The opening reception this evening was well attended- everyone I spoke with is planning on a second visit to get a better look. This is easily one of the best exhibitions in Tokyo of the year, if not past several years. If you are in Tokyo between now and December 1st it is not one to miss.