Ibasyo | Kosuke Okahara | Kousakusha 2018 [SIGNED]

Ibasyo | Kosuke Okahara | Kousakusha 2018 [SIGNED]"The Ibasyo project is a photographic project that documents the lives of six young Japanese girls who suffer from self harm. In Japanese, ibasyo refers to the physical and emotional space where one can exist. Domestic violence, rape, and bullying are some of the reasons behind self harm. For better or for worse, the culture of shame, inherent in Japanese society, has prevented these stories from being told. Domestic violence seems to be prevalent in

Everything is housed in a satin white cardboard box

but as he frequented the establishments

― from Maki’s afterword

LIMITED EDITION

a small tear of a few millimeters on the top edge of the back cover and diffuse solar burns

as the title suggests

I had no choice but to take photos

her behavior remains the same and her radiant charm and the dreamlike female body enchant the viewer within a very short time

I will continue to spin forth these images

I wanted to capture that energy of innocent

will be donated to endangered animal charities (see last page

The girls have found it difficult to feel their ibasyo