Self-image Mika Ninagawa With this symbolism at its

With this symbolism at its core

and fixating them in the medium of photography

including flowers laid at graves and the same models Nomura has photographed since childhood as she watched them grow up

While it acts as an extension of Nagayama’s previous work Mokusha

Self-image Mika Ninagawa With this symbolism at itsMika Ninagawa is one of Japans most prominent photographers and film directors. Strikingly different from the "vivid, saturated colors" that have become her trademark, Self image is a distinct and deeply vital photobook, centering on the monochrome self portraits she has taken since the earliest days of her career. Her lens captures her own raw, unembellished body, her inner turbulence, and the stark boundaries of the "self" exposed through