Sento
by Julia Baier
Photographs: Julia Baier
Text: essay by Rita Zobel and a conversation with Peter Bialobrzeski
Publisher: Peperoni Books
96 pages
Pictures: 40 duotone illustrations
Year: 2008
ISBN: 978-3-9809677-6-1
Comments: 21,5 x 27 cm; Stitch-bound; Inflexible brochure; German / English / Japanese
You could hardly fail to notice the mutual sympathy between Julia Baier and water. That empathy has already been aptly demonstrated in “The Public Baths”, her series on swimming pools. Now, in this book too, the charm of water is revealed in all its resplendent glory. The water here, though, is quite different from that in the European public swimming pools. Julia Baier first discovered the Japanese culture of bathing in summer 2005, and this book “Sento – the Japanese Bathhouse” grew out of that very personal experience.
She stayed in Japan for five weeks, mostly in Nara, and went to the Sento every day. From the door of my gallery I watched her lightly stepping out, sometimes twice a day, on her Sento pilgrimage, equipped only with a towel and a camera. Quite honestly, I felt a certain nagging worry that she might end up feeling queasy and ill. But she always came back laughing, with rosy cheeks, and announced: “I’ve taken some great shots.” Or: “It’s amazing – you can even find karaoke in a Sento!”
Other photographers have also published studies of the Sento. But no one has managed to capture this transient moment of self-absorbed absent-mindedness of body and soul so well. I believe Julia has succeeded because her soul is just as smooth and clear as water. After all, water is her element. For the future too, I look forward to seeing how her camera plays with light and depicts the wonderful waves she sees.
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Sento
by Julia Baier
Photographs: Julia Baier
Text: essay by Rita Zobel and a conversation with Peter Bialobrzeski
Publisher: Peperoni Books
96 pages
Pictures: 40 duotone illustrations
Year: 2008
ISBN: 978-3-9809677-6-1
Comments: 21,5 x 27 cm; Stitch-bound; Inflexible brochure; German / English / Japanese
You could hardly fail to notice the mutual sympathy between Julia Baier and water. That empathy has already been aptly demonstrated in “The Public Baths”, her series on swimming pools. Now, in this book too, the charm of water is revealed in all its resplendent glory. The water here, though, is quite different from that in the European public swimming pools. Julia Baier first discovered the Japanese culture of bathing in summer 2005, and this book “Sento – the Japanese Bathhouse” grew out of that very personal experience.
She stayed in Japan for five weeks, mostly in Nara, and went to the Sento every day. From the door of my gallery I watched her lightly stepping out, sometimes twice a day, on her Sento pilgrimage, equipped only with a towel and a camera. Quite honestly, I felt a certain nagging worry that she might end up feeling queasy and ill. But she always came back laughing, with rosy cheeks, and announced: “I’ve taken some great shots.” Or: “It’s amazing – you can even find karaoke in a Sento!”
Other photographers have also published studies of the Sento. But no one has managed to capture this transient moment of self-absorbed absent-mindedness of body and soul so well. I believe Julia has succeeded because her soul is just as smooth and clear as water. After all, water is her element. For the future too, I look forward to seeing how her camera plays with light and depicts the wonderful waves she sees.
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by Philipp Ebeling
sold out -
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Euro 95 -
ALP (first edition - signed)
by Olaf Unverzart
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Margret. Chronik einer Affäre. Mai 1969 bis Dezember 1970
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Sento
by Julia Baier
Photographs: Julia Baier
Text: essay by Rita Zobel and a conversation with Peter Bialobrzeski
Publisher: Peperoni Books
96 pages
Pictures: 40 duotone illustrations
Year: 2008
ISBN: 978-3-9809677-6-1
Comments: 21,5 x 27 cm; Stitch-bound; Inflexible brochure; German / English / Japanese
You could hardly fail to notice the mutual sympathy between Julia Baier and water. That empathy has already been aptly demonstrated in “The Public Baths”, her series on swimming pools. Now, in this book too, the charm of water is revealed in all its resplendent glory. The water here, though, is quite different from that in the European public swimming pools. Julia Baier first discovered the Japanese culture of bathing in summer 2005, and this book “Sento – the Japanese Bathhouse” grew out of that very personal experience.
She stayed in Japan for five weeks, mostly in Nara, and went to the Sento every day. From the door of my gallery I watched her lightly stepping out, sometimes twice a day, on her Sento pilgrimage, equipped only with a towel and a camera. Quite honestly, I felt a certain nagging worry that she might end up feeling queasy and ill. But she always came back laughing, with rosy cheeks, and announced: “I’ve taken some great shots.” Or: “It’s amazing – you can even find karaoke in a Sento!”
Other photographers have also published studies of the Sento. But no one has managed to capture this transient moment of self-absorbed absent-mindedness of body and soul so well. I believe Julia has succeeded because her soul is just as smooth and clear as water. After all, water is her element. For the future too, I look forward to seeing how her camera plays with light and depicts the wonderful waves she sees.
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by Philipp Ebeling
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The Danube River Project
by Andreas Müller-Pohle
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Spuren (signed - last copy)
by Olaf Unverzart
Euro 95 -
ALP (first edition - signed)
by Olaf Unverzart
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HUNDERT (signed)
by Olaf Unverzart
Euro 33 -
Margret. Chronik einer Affäre. Mai 1969 bis Dezember 1970
by Nicole Delmes (Herausgeber)
sold out
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East End Dancers and Chancers
by David Hoffman
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Atlas (signed)
by Israel Ariño
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Looking up Ben James. A fable
by John Gossage
Euro 59.70 -
The Borderlands
by Jo Ractliffe
Euro 60 -
The Valleys 1980s-1990s
by Roger Tiley
Euro 18 -
The Gray Friars of Canning Town
by Simon Roberts
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by Cristina de Middel
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Swell (last copy)
by Mateusz Sarello
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by Valentino Barachini
Euro 78 -
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by Mark Dion
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PROMISING WATERS (signed)
by Mila Tshaieva
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by Cristina de Middel
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