Daidō Moriyama
Born in 1938 · Japan
The street as a field of sensation.
The story
Daidō Moriyama photographs Japanese cities in a language marked by grain, contrast and unstable framing. Associated with the history of Provoke, he challenges the idea of a transparent description of the world. The street becomes a flow of fragments, signs, bodies and reproduced images. Books and reprints play an essential role in circulating images whose meanings also evolve through successive arrangements.
Understanding the work
Allow yourself to feel the contrasts before looking for a central subject. Then notice the fragments of consumer culture and urban space that connect a photograph with the following images in the book.
Key works and series
Japan: A Photo Theater; Farewell Photography; Stray Dog.
Sources & further exploration
Works in collections.
10 recordsPhotographs to explore on museum and library websites, with titles, dates and processes. Each link opens the collection record and its image where one is available.
