Satoshi Hirano, Reconstruction. Shibuya, 2014–2018 - Steidl Book Award Japan

Reconstruction. Shibuya, 2014–2018 - Steidl Book Award Japan

Satoshi Hirano

Publisher
Steidl
Year
2020
ISBN
978-3-95829-408-0
Specifications
Spiral binding in slipcase
36.5 x 24 cm
80 pages
52 images
English

This book documents the large-scale redevelopment of the labyrinthine Shibuya train station in the heart of Tokyo’s world-famous shopping district. Although many such ambitious construction projects have been undertaken throughout Japan’s ever-renewing capital in preparation for the Olympic Games in 2021, the work at Shibuya Station is in a particularly dense and active area—the world’s busiest pedestrian crossing (where up to 2,500 people simultaneously traverse the street in five directions) is only a stroll away, while the station’s nine train lines have remained operational throughout renovations. Presenting black-and-white images taken at various times of day and night, Reconstruction is both a collection of stilled moments from this bustling process of transformation and an unconventional portrait of Shibuya.

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