kawaguchiko, 2003 all images © asako narahashi

‘half awake and half asleep in the water’ by asako narahashi
at: galerie priska, cologne, germany
from: october 18 to november 6, 2008

on saturday saw the opening of japanese artist asako narahashi first solo exhibition in europe. the series ‘half awake and half asleep in the water’ features photos taken on the coasts of japan since 2000. standing half in water or swimming  narahashi photographed people and symbols that characterize japan such as fuji mountain and its connection to water. the exhibition shows a selection of color photographs from the series as well as unpublished black and white photographs.

asako narahasi at galerie priska pasquer, cologne jounanjima #3, 2002

asako narahasi at galerie priska pasquer, cologne momochi #1, 2003

asako narahasi at galerie priska pasquer, cologne mekari #2, 2004

asako narahasi at galerie priska pasquer, cologne iwasehama, 2004

more: http://www.priskapasquer.de