Mika Ninagawa is a contemporary Japanese photographer with a distinctive style, characterized by its super-saturated colors and cinematic framing. Ninagawa was first trained as a graphic designer. Her recurring subjects include still lifes, goldfish, animals, and landscapes, though she is perhaps best known for her iconic renderings of flowers. These works explore themes of Japanese youth culture, narrative tropes, light’s effect on color, and the dark side of eroticism.
By contrast, in her ‘Liquid Dreams’ series, Ninagawa devotes her photography to goldfish, a traditionally Japanese subject. The fish in the series are portrayed as grotesque individuals, as a shimmering mass or as elegantly floating aesthetic beings.
94 pages
21.5 W / 28.6 cm L
Softcover
2003
Condition 9.5/10
Mika Ninagawa is a contemporary Japanese photographer with a distinctive style, characterized by its super-saturated colors and cinematic framing. Ninagawa was first trained as a graphic designer. Her recurring subjects include still lifes, goldfish, animals, and landscapes, though she is perhaps best known for her iconic renderings of flowers. These works explore themes of Japanese youth culture, narrative tropes, light’s effect on color, and the dark side of eroticism.
By contrast, in her ‘Liquid Dreams’ series, Ninagawa devotes her photography to goldfish, a traditionally Japanese subject. The fish in the series are portrayed as grotesque individuals, as a shimmering mass or as elegantly floating aesthetic beings.
94 pages
21.5 W / 28.6 cm L
Softcover
2003
Condition 9.5/10