Radiation Inspiration (EDT OF 130)

Yoshi Yubai
Radiation Inspiration (EDT OF 130)

Photographs: Yoshi Yubai

Text: V. Vale

Publisher: La Generale Minerale

32 pages

Year: 2023

Comments: Softcover, hand-sewn, 33 x 23,9 cm, color photographs. Silkscreen prints with lurid 4-color (CMYK)by Ben Sanair (La Generale Minerale). Limited edition of 130 copies. Text in English.

"Yoshi told us this about Radiation Inspiration: "These photos were taken in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Chiran & other Japanese locations between 2018 and 2021. Some of the images were taken in Kabukicho where we hung out in Tokyo. Kabukicho is a night spot in Shinjuku where there are so many neon signs it looks exactly like Blade Runner. My compact digital camera has vivid mode. So Kabukicho & vivid mode gave me inspiration to do this project. "I was trying to make images like Cyberpunk Psychedelic Photography. I wanted to create "Incredibly Strange Photography." As I told you in my "The Secrets of Street Photography" zine, I,wanted to become a painter. I have never been satisfied with taking B&W pictures. "always asked myself, 'How can I be a painter with a camera?' "

- Excerpt from the introduction written by V. Vale