Lot 82: JUN SHIRAOKA

Azumabashi, Tokyo, Japan; and Bordeaux, France 2 gelatin silver prints. 1996; and 1998/Each 2001. Each signed, titled, dated and copyright credit in pencil on the verso. 6 5/8 x 93/4in. (16.8 x 24.7cm.) (2) NOTES Of Shiraoka's images, Jean-Claude Lemagny wrote, "The photography of the Japanese Jun Shiraoka rejects all compromise. His images, so dense as to be almost indecipherable, demand extreme concentration. Shadow and light take on such depth that they can be seen both as space for dreams and as tactile substances, a combination that makes them intensely photographic" ( A History of Photography: Social and Cultural Perspectrives, p. 228.).