• Front cover of Symphony – mushrooms from the forest by Takashi Homma with title and Japanese script
  • Close-up of the spine of Symphony – mushrooms from the forest by Takashi Homma with minor defect
  • Close-up of the spine of Symphony – mushrooms from the forest by Takashi Homma with minor defect
  • Back cover of Symphony – mushrooms from the forest by Takashi Homma – plain grey textile hardcover
  • Close-up photo of a yellow-orange radioactive mushroom cluster against a white background
  • Portrait of a single red-capped mushroom with roots and soil on white background
  • Image of a group of purplish mushrooms with soil and dirt, photographed from above
  • Four dark brown bolete-type mushrooms with detailed root systems on white background
  • Two identical mushrooms standing side-by-side with soil-covered stems on white background
  • Group of small brown puffball mushrooms with dark soil base
  • Horizontal close-up of a single orange mushroom with decaying stalk against white background
  • Mushroom with exposed gills and fractured cap, leaning right on white background
  • Small mushroom partially buried in a dark pile of forest debris and branches
  • Studio image of a single porcini mushroom with dark stem base on a white background
  • A single round orange mushroom on a light blue-white surface with scattered particles
  • Cluster of pale, misshapen mushrooms with soil
  • Light pink puffball-like mushroom growing from a soil clump on neutral background
  • Single porcini mushroom photographed on newspaper background
  • Group of purple mushrooms with dirty stems lying diagonally on white surface
  • Lilac-capped mushroom with soil and forest residue on its stem
  • Studio photo of a thick-stemmed mushroom with a striking scaly cap
  • Image of a pinkish, tightly packed fungal cluster resembling bulbous tubes
  • Dense green forest scene with moss-covered tree trunks, from Symphony by Takashi Homma
  • Index spread showing mushroom photographs labeled by region and year (Fukushima, Scandinavia)
  • Text spread describing the Fukushima nuclear disaster and its ecological impact
  • Page from a book with text and a number '176' on a white background
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Case Publishing

Symphony: mushrooms from the forest (Hardcover)

Symphony – mushrooms from the forest (Hardcover) – Takashi Homma

Takashi Homma
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Takashi Homma – Symphony: mushrooms from the forest (Hardcover): large-format photobook on radioactively contaminated mushrooms (Scandinavia, Fukushima, Chernobyl, Stony Point) — 296 pages, bilingual EN/JP; neutral typological still lifes + sparse landscapes; ecology, contamination, archive.

Hardcover, 26.5 x 33.4 cm, 1.7 kg , 296 pages
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Description

About the Book

Symphony – mushrooms from the forest compiles Takashi Homma’s multi-year fieldwork on mushrooms gathered in forests affected by radioactive exposure across Scandinavia, Fukushima, Chernobyl, and Stony Point. Echoing Ed Ruscha’s serial logic, Homma isolates each specimen against clean white backgrounds and pairs them with restrained site landscapes. This hardcover edition (296 pages, bilingual EN/JP) merges archival typology, visual research, and ecological inquiry—addressing contamination, testimony, the aesthetics of threatened nature, and the interface of science and image-making. Shortlisted for the 2020 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards. Fits Photographic Works, Artist Publications, Visual Storytelling, Documentary/Typologies.

Condition note (Hardcover)

Copy is unread; minor cosmetic wear only: small dent on the back edge of the case and faint surface traces on the front board (see defect photos). Interior is clean.

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Hardcover, 26.5 x 33.4 cm, 1.7 kg, 296 pages, English/Japanese
ISBN: 9784908526350

About the Author

Takashi Homma (b. 1962, Tokyo) is one of Japan’s most prominent contemporary photographers. Known for his minimal and conceptual style, he explores themes of urban life, nature, and perception. Homma’s work has been exhibited internationally and is held in major collections such as MoMA (New York) and the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum. He represented Japan at the Venice Biennale and has published numerous acclaimed books including Tokyo Suburbia and Trails. In Symphony, he continues his exploration of landscape and documentary photography through a radiological lens.

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Publisher / Manufacturer: Case Publishing
Country of origin: Japan
Website: https://case-publishing.jp

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