Praise for Naomi Kawase

Authors

  • Érik Bullot École nationale supérieure d'art de Bourges

Keywords:

Japanese cinema, independent cinema, photography, Naomi Kawase

Abstract

This essay by French artist and critic Érik Bullot traces the evolution of a set of issues in the films by Japanese Film-maker Naomi Kawase. Bullot analizes Kawase’s relation with photography and independent cinema, her mix of genres (documentary, diary, intimate narratives, art video, poetic meditation, autobiography, essay) and the main topics she tackles: traces, disappearances, abandonment and childhood.

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Published

2012-11-05