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