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Ever After. By Asako Narahashi. Osiris, 2013. |
"The significance of water to human life is paramount. So it’s fairly ironic that humans can drown if submerged in water for too long. In Asako Narahashi’s book Ever After the viewer spends most of their time treading water while gazing at the shore. This book is not for the landlocked but for those searching for an answer in the depths of blue that spread across the majority of our planet.
Rather than exposing truths, Narahashi’s photographs ask more questions. Is there someone up on that mountain? Who lives in that building? Do we go with the tide or do we swim against it? While these questions are valid, I can’t help but feel like Ever After is acting as a form of catharsis for Narahashi. The physical nature in which these photographs were made makes Ever After feel like a document of performance.
Thus the photographs in Ever After exist as cliff notes to remind us that there is more to life than what appears on the surface. It’s about what lies beneath us in the depths of our humanity. It reminds us that answers can be found just about anywhere if one looks hard enough, and that the questions that arise from those answers give us the power to keep from drowning."—Christian Michael Filardo
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| Ever After. By Asako Narahashi. Osiris, 2013. |
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| Ever After. By Asako Narahashi. Osiris, 2013. |
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