Tokyochrome
Alex Sinclair
PhotoIreland
English
Softcover
Edition of 200
32 pages
148 × 210 mm
2024
ISBN Not Available
Showa35mm is an archive of 35mm film photographs taken in Japan between 1950-1989. It is named after the period of Showa era of Japanese history (1926-1989), in combination with the medium of 35mm photography which became popular in the post-war era. This latter half of the Showa era is often referred to as the Japanese economic miracle (Kodo keizai seicho) due to the unexpected growth and progress seen in the country such a short time after World War II.
The restorations are done by Irish photographer and archivist Alex Sinclair. The original film is restored using chemicals, then extensive digital work is conducted to produce clear images of the golden age of Japan. Individual frames take between five and thirty hours to restore in an entirely manual process. Only original film photos are considered for inclusion in the archive, with the original negative or slide purchased to ensure the best possible restoration can be achieved.
(source: https://www.thelibraryproject.ie/products/tokyochrome-alex-sinclair?_pos=1&_sid=d0324d2ce&_ss=r)
About the Artist
Alex Sinclair grew up in the local Dublin/Wicklow punk scene where he learned a DIY-ethos which he has retained to this day. He graduated with a B.A. in Photography from Dublin Institute of Technology, specialising his final year in fictional narrative construction in news media while writing his thesis on Stephen Shore’s seminal photobook American Surfaces. During college, he started DigitalFaun, an award-winning image-media criticism blog that amassed 27,000 subscribers before wrapping up in 2015. Working briefly as a sportswriter, Sinclair had his work featured by Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Focus, SB Nation, and Daily Sports Car. In his spare time, Sinclair alternates between learning Japanese and playing chess.
alexsinclair.co
(source: https://www.alexsinclair.co/about)
About the Series
TLP Editions are an ongoing collection of contemporary photographic projects in the form of accessible and inexpensive publications by PhotoIreland. These A5 sized booklets present a standard format throughout the series, with 36 pages each, a cover with a text block of under 140 words that introduces the project, and the title and the artist name only available on the contra cover. The project creates a node of opportunities as it allows photographers to enter the publishing arena, while facilitating access to contemporary artistic practices to the general public.
thelibraryproject.ie
(source: https://www.100archive.com/projects/tlp-editions)
About the Publisher
Founded in 2009, PhotoIreland was conceived as an organisation to stimulate a dialogue around photography in Ireland by developing a varied array of initiatives and events with a strong participative approach.
photoireland.org
(source: https://wiki.photoireland.org/publications/new-irish-works-the-passenger-ailbhe-ni-bhriain/)
