Atlas Tadao Ando.
Xavier Barral| N° d'inventaire | 23456 |
| Format | 21 x 29 |
| Détails | 396 p., numerous plates, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782365111744 |
Tadao Ando's architectural work is recognized worldwide. For the first time, photographer Philippe Séclier, an architecture enthusiast, has undertaken to document a large portion of his buildings. He has explored the Japanese architect's geometric figures and spatial resonances. Reading the plates in this atlas allows us to perceive the interplay of echoes between each building and to restore, beyond the concrete and glass envelopes, the eminently contemplative character and artistic force of the famous architect's work.
Yann Nussaume's text will shed light on the different facets of this approach. "For centuries, Japan has had to face the impermanence of things. The earthquake and tsunami that struck the Pacific coast of Tohoku on March 11, 2011, unfortunately reminded us of this. After traveling to the area around Fukushima for a report, my interest in Japanese architecture led me to return to this country, which was then undergoing reconstruction, in particular to visit buildings designed by Tadao Ando.
Church of the Light, built in Ibaraki, a suburb of Osaka, was the first of these. Instinctively, faced with the beauty, simplicity, and fullness of this small church, I knew I would be led to discover other places to confront Tadao Ando's geometric figures and spatial resonances. Driven by this project, I have continued, since 2012, to research and follow in his footsteps not only in Japan, but also in China, South Korea, Europe, North America, and Latin America.
Wherever I could, even when the doors were closed and I had to insist that they be opened, and in all weathers, I photographed the works of Tadao Ando. His incessant dialogue with light and matter allowed me to study his staging, to decompose his creative gesture and to translate, in my own way, his architectural language. Eight years later, this work brings together in the form of an atlas more than one hundred and twenty constructions whose reading of the plates allows us to structure the recurrences of forms: houses, churches, temples, museums, foundations, universities, libraries, multi-cultural complexes, theaters, boutiques, shopping malls, offices, factories, hotels, restaurants, community centers, tea houses, metro or railway stations, and even a bridge...
"(Philippe Séclier)
Tadao Ando's architectural work is recognized worldwide. For the first time, photographer Philippe Séclier, an architecture enthusiast, has undertaken to document a large portion of his buildings. He has explored the Japanese architect's geometric figures and spatial resonances. Reading the plates in this atlas allows us to perceive the interplay of echoes between each building and to restore, beyond the concrete and glass envelopes, the eminently contemplative character and artistic force of the famous architect's work.
Yann Nussaume's text will shed light on the different facets of this approach. "For centuries, Japan has had to face the impermanence of things. The earthquake and tsunami that struck the Pacific coast of Tohoku on March 11, 2011, unfortunately reminded us of this. After traveling to the area around Fukushima for a report, my interest in Japanese architecture led me to return to this country, which was then undergoing reconstruction, in particular to visit buildings designed by Tadao Ando.
Church of the Light, built in Ibaraki, a suburb of Osaka, was the first of these. Instinctively, faced with the beauty, simplicity, and fullness of this small church, I knew I would be led to discover other places to confront Tadao Ando's geometric figures and spatial resonances. Driven by this project, I have continued, since 2012, to research and follow in his footsteps not only in Japan, but also in China, South Korea, Europe, North America, and Latin America.
Wherever I could, even when the doors were closed and I had to insist that they be opened, and in all weathers, I photographed the works of Tadao Ando. His incessant dialogue with light and matter allowed me to study his staging, to decompose his creative gesture and to translate, in my own way, his architectural language. Eight years later, this work brings together in the form of an atlas more than one hundred and twenty constructions whose reading of the plates allows us to structure the recurrences of forms: houses, churches, temples, museums, foundations, universities, libraries, multi-cultural complexes, theaters, boutiques, shopping malls, offices, factories, hotels, restaurants, community centers, tea houses, metro or railway stations, and even a bridge...
"(Philippe Séclier)