1960-80

Photographs: Fusako Kodama
Editing and sequencing: Cécile Poimboeuf-Koizumi
Design: Cécile Poimboeuf-Koizumi, in collaboration with Perrine Serre
168 pages
22 x 26 cm
French / English / Japanese
Publication date: March 2025

Movement, always; disorder, sometimes; gestures, carefree and instinctive: Fusako Kodama captures forward momentum. Her spontaneous photographs summon surprising perspectives where subjects appear slightly out of sync.

Between restlessness and lightness, Fusako Kodama portrays a certain effervescence of modern Japan. In 1960-80, she captures the atmosphere of places, cities, and villages inhabited by animated beings. Through her unusual and spontaneous framing, the prolific photographer casts a gaze both gentle and vibrant over twenty years of Japan.

1960-1980 is the first book by Fusako Kodama published in the West, where she is still very little known. This work aligns with the ongoing efforts of Chose Commune, which contributes to shedding light on contemporary Japanese photographers beyond their country of origin.

From Publisher's website.