Masaru Tatsuki

Masaru Tatsuki har brukt ti år (!) på å fotografere godt pynta japanske trucks langs motorveiene. Mannen er, på samme måte som truck-eierene, ganske dedikert.

I et intervju til japanske Pingmag tidligere i år forklarte han hvorfor han brukte hele ti år på å fotografere disse lastebilene.

About two or three years into the project, I realised that the trucks rather than the drivers were being overly emphasised in the photographs. Because if you don’t define your subject, the subject defines itself. So I started going to meetings where large numbers of truckers would gather. They were all very outgoing, and I gradually felt welcomed into their community. Then, I started to discover things I respected about them - and things I didn’t like. For the first time, I felt I really knew the truckers. I realised that they possess a sense of masculinity that is dying out in Japan. I could also understand their feeling of wanting to decorate the tools they use for work.

People are surprised that I spent ten years on this project, but it simply takes time to really understand something. And I wanted to really understand the things I wanted to express. That is why it took so long.

Bildene er hentet fra Masaru Tatsukis bok “Decotora, 1998-2007 Japanese Art Truck Scene”, som kan kjøpes her.

Postet av Christian

[ 8C ] [ June 11, 2008 ] [ Fotografi ]