Photographed byAue Sobol, Jacob
Dewey Decimal779.93052350952135
SynopsisMagnum photographer Jacob Aue Sobol moved to Tokyo in Spring 2006. He began photographing in the streets and public areas, drawn to the tightly confined reality of the city. His search was for the individual human being in an environment simultaneously attractive and repellant. He hung out with the rent boys in Kabukicho, the red light district. He visited the homeless sleeping in the streets and the parks. Most of all, he sought to understand Japanese youth, the generation which lacks any connection to traditional Japanese culture and values., Magnum photographer Jacob Aue Sobol's collection of work exploring Japanese youth and their dislocation from traditional culture.
LC Classification NumberTR681.Y6