{"product_id":"homo-ludens-masahisa-fukase","title":"Homo Ludens – Masahisa Fukase","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHomo Ludens — Masahisa Fukase's Debut Photobook, Reprinted by Akaaka Art Publishing (2025)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1971 by Chuokoronsha under the Japanese title \u003cem\u003eYugi\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHomo Ludens\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/masahisa-fukase\"\u003eMasahisa Fukase\u003c\/a\u003e's debut photobook — a document of his earliest sustained photographic work, assembled from series made across more than a decade. This 2025 reprint, issued by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/akaaka-art-publishing\"\u003eAKAAKA Art Publishing\u003c\/a\u003e, restores the complete original to print for the first time in over fifty years. It is part of a broader catalogue of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-photobooks\"\u003eJapanese Photobooks\u003c\/a\u003e available here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book was edited by Shoji Yamagishi, then editor at \u003cem\u003eCamera Mainichi\u003c\/em\u003e, and is structured in six chapters. Each represents a distinct photographic series from the 1960s, and together they establish the tonal and formal range that would define Fukase's subsequent career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Six Chapters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlaughter\u003c\/strong\u003e — Photographs made between 1961 and 1963 at a slaughterhouse in Shibaura. Among Fukase's earliest known bodies of work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCongratulations\u003c\/strong\u003e — A record of the early period of Fukase's marriage to his wife, Yoko.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrolic\u003c\/strong\u003e — Images from Shinjuku in the summer of 1968, focused on underground youth culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemento\u003c\/strong\u003e — One of Fukase's earliest known works, concerned with his first marriage, to Yukiyo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMother\u003c\/strong\u003e — Made in 1963, in which Fukase directed Yoko and her mother into unusual poses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMusic\u003c\/strong\u003e — A quieter, more domestic series depicting life with Yoko, her mother, and a Siamese cat in an apartment complex.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2025 reprint reproduces all photographs and texts from the original 1971 edition. The design gives particular attention to the relationship between image and surrounding negative space — a considered formal decision rather than a neutral presentation. Two essays are included in both Japanese and English: one by Shoji Yamagishi, originally published in the 1971 edition, and one by Nada Inada. This volume sits alongside other titles in the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/photography-photobooks\"\u003ePhotography \u0026amp; Photobooks\u003c\/a\u003e section of the catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akaaka Art Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54337378419034,"sku":"978-4-86541-197-3","price":70.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/3359\/1130\/files\/homo-ludens-masahisa-fukase-cover.jpg?v=1781954980","url":"https:\/\/lokator100.store\/products\/homo-ludens-masahisa-fukase","provider":"Lokator100","version":"1.0","type":"link"}