NJMatsuya Photography

I quite enjoyed +David Ventura 's last exhibit and definitely plan to check this one out as well – if you're in the Tokyo area, do drop by!  

Reshared post from +David Ventura

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My photographer page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/singlelenssoul/
Facebook event for the page:https://www.facebook.com/events/375174262556354/
My home site: http://ichigoichie.org/

Location: Art Space Masuo, Ikenoue
Hours: Weekdays 3:00-8:00pm, Sat/Sun 12:00-21:00pm. Entry is free.
Access: 1 minute from Inokashira Line Ikenoue, 7 minutes from Odakyu Shimokitazawa
http://homepage2.nifty.com/masuotei/map.htm

I have been experimenting with ideas on how to represent an intimate side of people in my photographs, and recently I came to the idea of people in bathtubs. In Japan, the daily bath is a very important concept that sits deep in the public conscience as a requirement for health and happiness. Many Japanese religiously bathe every night before they go to bed. The immersion in very hot water up to the neck is particularly important, even though most homes have very small basins for washing.

The water is hot, and clean. Before entering the bath it is customary to wash the body with a shower head and soap, removing all of the sweat and oil from a day's work. Immersed in the tub, we are exceptionally naked, all of the toil scrubbed away; perhaps only a lingering film of fatigue masks the raw soul.

The bathroom is a private space, reserved for the family, and a place for releasing the stresses of the day. This special place says a lot about a person, and in photographing it I hope to convey this. The naked body immersed in hot water builds on the concept, and I hope that these portraits will share some of the raw experiences that many people purge themselves of in the daily bath.

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My photographer page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/singlelenssoul/
Facebook event for the page:https://www.facebook.com/events/375174262556354/
My home site: http://ichigoichie.org/

Location: Art Space Masuo, Ikenoue
Hours: Weekdays 3:00-8:00pm, Sat/Sun 12:00-21:00pm. Entry is free.
Access: 1 minute from Inokashira Line Ikenoue, 7 minutes from Odakyu Shimokitazawa
http://homepage2.nifty.com/masuotei/map.htm

I have been experimenting with ideas on how to represent an intimate side of people in my photographs, and recently I came to the idea of people in bathtubs. In Japan, the daily bath is a very important concept that sits deep in the public conscience as a requirement for health and happiness. Many Japanese religiously bathe every night before they go to bed. The immersion in very hot water up to the neck is particularly important, even though most homes have very small basins for washing.

The water is hot, and clean. Before entering the bath it is customary to wash the body with a shower head and soap, removing all of the sweat and oil from a day's work. Immersed in the tub, we are exceptionally naked, all of the toil scrubbed away; perhaps only a lingering film of fatigue masks the raw soul.

The bathroom is a private space, reserved for the family, and a place for releasing the stresses of the day. This special place says a lot about a person, and in photographing it I hope to convey this. The naked body immersed in hot water builds on the concept, and I hope that these portraits will share some of the raw experiences that many people purge themselves of in the daily bath.

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