Each bookstore will act as a concierge, recommending "the book you should read now" to FASHION HEADLINE readers. Every Thursday, we will introduce books recommended by each branch of the art bookstore "NADiff." This time, we will be looking at the flagship store in Ebisu, Tokyo, NADiff Apartment (1-18-4 NADiff A/P/A/R/T, 1st floor, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo).

■ "MOTHER NATURE" by Erik Kessels

"Found photography" is a technique that creates works using photographs purchased at flea markets, found photos, or anonymous photos uploaded to the web, rather than photographs taken by the artist himself. Artist Yuki Kimura and photographer Takashi Homma have adopted this technique in Japan, and it has been gaining attention in recent years.

This book is a photo collection using found photos by Erik Kessels, co-founder and creative director of the Dutch advertising agency Kesselskramer. This book is a collection of photographs of women posing in front of flowers, and although the photographs vary in nationality, region, and age, they all share a common theme: women smiling at the photographer.

Also, by viewing this book together with "ALBUM BEAUTY," a photo book by Eric Kessels published around the same time and composed of photos from family albums, you can get a deeper appreciation of the appeal of found photography.

[Book Information]
"MOTHER NATURE"
Author: Eric Kessels
Publisher: RVB BOOKS
Language: English
Hardcover / 140 pages / 130 x 210 mm
Published: 2014
Price: 4,600 yen