Shosa – Meditations in Japanese Handwork + Totebag
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Shosa – Meditations in Japanese Handwork + Totebag

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Shosa – Meditations in Japanese Handwork + TotebagAls je Japan bezoekt, is een van de eerste dingen die opvallen de kalme en respectvolle manier waarop Japanners zich gedragen. Een wever herhaalt meditatief duizend keer per dag precies dezelfde beweging, terwijl de theemeester elk sereen gebaar wijdt aan de harmonie van de ruimte. Hoewel we het in het Westen misschien moeilijk vinden om deze bedachtzame manier van bewegen uit te leggen, hebben de Japanners er een woord voor: shosa. In dit boek

Als je Japan bezoekt, is een van de eerste dingen die opvallen de kalme en respectvolle manier waarop Japanners zich gedragen. Een wever herhaalt meditatief duizend keer per dag precies dezelfde beweging, terwijl de theemeester elk sereen gebaar wijdt aan de harmonie van de ruimte. Hoewel we het in het Westen misschien moeilijk vinden om deze bedachtzame manier van bewegen uit te leggen, hebben de Japanners er een woord voor: shosa.

In dit boek portretteren journalist Ringo Gomez-Jorge en fotograaf Rob Walbers 12 Japanse makers uit verschillende regio’s. Van een bamboewever tot een tatamimattenmaker, van een keramist tot een zenmonnik. Ringo en Rob bezochten deze makers in hun ateliers en maakten diepgaande portretten in woord en beeld, op zoek naar de complexe betekenis van het woord shosa. Omdat de ambachtslieden vaak gebruik maken van lokale materialen, gaan de verhalen in dit boek ook over de omgeving; op die manier is Shosa ook een persoonlijke ode aan het Land van de Rijzende zon.

Freelance journalist Ringo Gomez-Jorge specialiseerde zich in persoonlijke diepte-interviews met ontwerpers, makers en kunstenaars. Hij schrijft voor Vlaamse kwaliteitskranten als De Standaard en De Morgen. Hij heeft een zwak voor Japan, waar hij zoveel mogelijk tijd probeert door te brengen. Rob Walbers werkt als freelance fotograaf vanuit Tokio. Zijn werk varieert van muziekfotografie tot mode en lifestyle. Naast zijn commerciële opdrachten werkt hij aan persoonlijke projecten waarmee hij al verschillende keren in de prijzen is gevallen.

Bij dit boek hoort een mooie 'Shosa' bedrukte draagtas uit stevig katoen, met een uniek ontwerp van vormgeefster Inge Rylant.

Je kan het Shosa boek of de 'Shosa' Totebag ook apart bestellen. Bij bestellingen boven de 100 euro (incl. Shosa) ontvang je de tas er gratis bij. 

Verschijningsdatum April 2025
Taal Engels
Auteur Ringo Gomez-Jorge
Fotografie Rob Walbers
Vormgeving
Inge Rylant
Afwerking Hardcover
Formaat 18 x 26 cm
Pagina's
224
ISBN 9789460583803

 

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