RIE Rare when the camera parts us

when the camera parts us

Rachel Kushner contributes an original piece of writing that riffs on the aesthetic and aspirational nature of the American car

while at the same time creating a distance from a purely narrative reading

of anything they wanted

In August 1971

RIE Rare when the camera parts usOffset printed linen bound hardcover, 78 pages. 21 x 29 cm Limited first edition of 750 copies, numbered Kominek Books Within the series of Rie, I wanted to embark on an inherently female dialogue on the subject of revealing. Japan is uniquely ambigious in this respect which encouraged me to explore these thoughts through the communication with and portrayal of Japanese women. As the subjects in the images repeatedly pose, rest and move at times