nature. The second one is polite,
gentle, as I set myself towards
the world.” Products of direct
confrontations with the urban
environment, the photographs of
Daido Moriyama present a vision
of the world caught between
reality and subjective experience.
DOG AND MESH TIGHTS
Commissioned specifically for
the exhibition, Dog and Mesh
Tights explores the obscure and
unremarked corners of the urban
environment. Over a 9 months
period ( July 2014 – March 2015),
Moriyama captured subjects he
encountered on the streets, such
as exterior walls of buildings, or
in deserted back alleys during his
urban wanderings. Made up of
images from each of the citieshe
visited during that period – Tokyo,
Hong Kong, Taipei, Arles, Houston
and Los Angeles – the resulting
‘photographic map’ of the world
resembles an unfinished jigsaw
puzzle, conveying “the confusing
interaction of people and things”
in the urban environment.
Photography: © Luc Boegly