Shortlisted for the Paris Photo/ Aperture Foundation Photobook of the year Award 2020

Embark on an enchanting visual journey with photographer Takashi Homma's whimsical photobook, "Symphony: Mushrooms from the Forest."

In 2011, just six months after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Japanese photographer Takashi Homma began a series photographing radioactive mushrooms gathered in the forests of Fukushima, before expanding the series to Scandinavia, Chernobyl, and Stony Point, New York in search of radioactive mushrooms, capturing their eerie allure against a pristine white backdrop.

In 1986, the catastrophic Chernobyl nuclear accident unfolded, leaving a lasting impact on the world. Within a mere two days, Sweden, carried by the wind, received an alarming five percent of the total radioactive material released during the disaster. Among European countries, Sweden endured the most severe radioactive pollution, serving as a stark reminder of the far-reaching consequences.

Homma’s photographs weave a captivating tale of resilience and fragility.

In "Symphony: Mushrooms from the Forest," the forest, one of Earth's most primal habitats, takes center stage, reminding us that in the modern age, it is our responsibility to nurture and preserve this ancient sanctuary. Homma's collection serves as a poignant reminder of the delicate balance between human presence and the natural world.

Prepare to be captivated as his photographs transport you to a realm where nature's resilience intertwines with mankind's stewardship, and where mushrooms, once a simple delicacy, become symbols of caution and reverence.

Takashi Homma (born in Tokyo, 1962) studied photography at Nihon University College of Art but left in 1984 to take a job as an in-house photographer at a Tokyo advertising agency. In 1991, he moved to London to work as a photographer for i-D maga­zine. In 1999, he was awarded a Kimura Ihei Commemorative Photography Award for the project Tokyo Suburbia (1998). A major retrospective of his work opened at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, in 2010. Homma currently lives in Tokyo.

入圍「2020 Paris Photo - Aperture 基金會攝影書獎」

日本攝影師 Takashi Homma 的攝影集《その森の子供》(Mushrooms From The Forest ) ，由福島第一核電廠事故發生僅六個月後開始進行拍攝，記錄福島森林中吸收了放射性物質的蘑菇系列照片；隨後更將本系列擴展到橫跨三大洲的森林棲地：斯堪地那維亞半島、車諾比、紐約斯托尼角，持續尋覓著世界他處受放射性污染的蘑菇，在單純的白色背景下捕捉它們的怪異魅力。

「我走進了這四座森林，仔細地傾聽著這些蘑菇所發出的微小聲音。事實上，這也是我唯一能給予的。那裡的確有著聲音的波動，我想這四座森林是互相有所回應的。」— Takashi Homma

Takashi Homma，1962 年出生於日本東京，長久以來持續關注人類與自然之間的關係。1999 年作品《東京郊外》獲得第 24 回木村伊兵衛寫真賞。2011 年於金澤 21 世紀美術館、東京歌劇城、猪熊弦一郎現代美術館舉行「Takashi Homma New Documentary」巡迴個展