Tetsuta Tsurumoto,「ウ」「ォ」「ー」
Tetsuta Tsurumoto,「ウ」「ォ」「ー」
Published in 2024 by Photobook Daydream Editions.
Edition: Second printing of 50 copies.
Softcover (29.7 x 21 cm), 60 pages, with 52 color photographs.
Tsurumoto’s zine, titled 「ウ」「ォ」「ー」, mimics the sounds of the English letters "W," "O," and "R." Through his photography, Tsurumoto delves into the space between language and image, seeking what cannot be expressed in words.
The spiral-bound, horizontally oriented zine features an arresting cover: a ghostly reflection of a wolf or dog, perhaps from a TV screen. Inside, vivid photographs fill the pages, framed by thin white borders. The title sprawls across the opening spreads, while the artist’s name and publication details appear with minimal distraction. No captions or text accompany the images, allowing the visuals to speak entirely for themselves.
Shot predominantly outdoors, the photos evoke a sense of place—likely Japan—though locations remain unmarked. Tsurumoto’s lens captures fleeting urban details: twisted wires, mirrored surfaces, construction zones, all rendered with an air of mystery. His work hovers between meaning and abstraction, where reflections and distortions heighten a dreamlike quality.
Playful yet profound, the zine transforms the mundane into the extraordinary. A playground’s colorful geometry contrasts with an escalator’s stark lines. Elsewhere, the tail of a reptile sculpture and a weathered pipe echo one another, both serpentine, linking unrelated moments through form.
Tetsuta Tsurumoto,「ウ」「ォ」「ー」
Published in 2024 by Photobook Daydream Editions.
Edition: Second printing of 50 copies.
Softcover (29.7 x 21 cm), 60 pages, with 52 color photographs.
Tsurumoto’s zine, titled 「ウ」「ォ」「ー」, mimics the sounds of the English letters "W," "O," and "R." Through his photography, Tsurumoto delves into the space between language and image, seeking what cannot be expressed in words.
The spiral-bound, horizontally oriented zine features an arresting cover: a ghostly reflection of a wolf or dog, perhaps from a TV screen. Inside, vivid photographs fill the pages, framed by thin white borders. The title sprawls across the opening spreads, while the artist’s name and publication details appear with minimal distraction. No captions or text accompany the images, allowing the visuals to speak entirely for themselves.
Shot predominantly outdoors, the photos evoke a sense of place—likely Japan—though locations remain unmarked. Tsurumoto’s lens captures fleeting urban details: twisted wires, mirrored surfaces, construction zones, all rendered with an air of mystery. His work hovers between meaning and abstraction, where reflections and distortions heighten a dreamlike quality.
Playful yet profound, the zine transforms the mundane into the extraordinary. A playground’s colorful geometry contrasts with an escalator’s stark lines. Elsewhere, the tail of a reptile sculpture and a weathered pipe echo one another, both serpentine, linking unrelated moments through form.
Tetsuta Tsurumoto,「ウ」「ォ」「ー」
Published in 2024 by Photobook Daydream Editions.
Edition: Second printing of 50 copies.
Softcover (29.7 x 21 cm), 60 pages, with 52 color photographs.
Tsurumoto’s zine, titled 「ウ」「ォ」「ー」, mimics the sounds of the English letters "W," "O," and "R." Through his photography, Tsurumoto delves into the space between language and image, seeking what cannot be expressed in words.
The spiral-bound, horizontally oriented zine features an arresting cover: a ghostly reflection of a wolf or dog, perhaps from a TV screen. Inside, vivid photographs fill the pages, framed by thin white borders. The title sprawls across the opening spreads, while the artist’s name and publication details appear with minimal distraction. No captions or text accompany the images, allowing the visuals to speak entirely for themselves.
Shot predominantly outdoors, the photos evoke a sense of place—likely Japan—though locations remain unmarked. Tsurumoto’s lens captures fleeting urban details: twisted wires, mirrored surfaces, construction zones, all rendered with an air of mystery. His work hovers between meaning and abstraction, where reflections and distortions heighten a dreamlike quality.
Playful yet profound, the zine transforms the mundane into the extraordinary. A playground’s colorful geometry contrasts with an escalator’s stark lines. Elsewhere, the tail of a reptile sculpture and a weathered pipe echo one another, both serpentine, linking unrelated moments through form.
