‘Dark Eros’ Reveals a Dark Side to Eroticism
In this book, four Japanese photographers convey their vision of eroticism inspired by the aesthetic of film noir and noir novels.
Photography: Jingna Zhang, Model: KOM_I, Styling: Tsugumi Watari, Hair: Koichi Nishimura, MakeUp: UDA, Special MakeuP: Toru Hane
Released on 29 June 2018, Dark Eros seeks to recreate the inherited eroticism of film noir, noir novels and the imagination. It features four Japanese photographers: Kiyo Murakami, Chikashi Kasai, TRMN and Hajime Sawatari, alongside Sino-Singaporean photographer Jingna Zhang, who lives between New York and Tokyo.
Split into five projects, each chapter of Dark Eros gives each artist carte blanche to express their own vision of eroticism. Thus, the Gothic meets temptation, the fantastic combines with the sexy… Dark Eros displays all the sides of a shadowy sensuality.
Dark Eros (2018), a book of photographs published by Genkosha. More information can be found on the book’s official website.
Photography: Kiyo Murakami, Model: Towako, Hair&Makeup: Yumi Sakai
Photography: Chikashi Kasai, Styling: NAO
Photography: TRMN, Model: HEIDI, Hair&Makeup: MOE
Photography: Hajime Sawatari, Model: Tesssa Kuragi, Styling: Tsugumi Watari, Hair: TAKU, Makeup: UDA, Kinbaku: Akira Naka
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