My latest exhibition report for the Japanese site Photo and Culture Tokyo:
Vol.34 Bharat Sikka / バハラ・シッカ「SOUVENIR SHOP」
Sikka’s pictures- crisp landscapes, details of backstreets, and even what I think is a factory-fresh love doll(?)- have a directness and elegance which denies that usual sort of othering-preciousness so much popular non-Japanese, Japan Photography mistakes for meaning. While they are often strikingly beautiful photographs, his images never attempt to explain or aestheticize the country.
The book, published by Super Labo, is one of my favorites of 2024.
The exhibition is held at Super Labo Store Tokyo in Jimbocho.