Hiroyasu Nakai / North Point 中居裕恭

limited edition of 700 copies
text and image selected by Daido Moriyama
book design ; Satoshi Machiguchi
editor ; Masakazu Murakami

96 pages, 72 black & white plates
hardcover
text; Japanaese and English
size: 258mm × 174mm × 13mm
ISBN 978-4-9907230-4-0

Shuji Terayama Museum is pleased to host a joint exhibition by photographers Daido Moriyama Hiroyasu Nakai from April 4 to September 25, 2016. After the sudden death of Nakai in February, 2016, Moriyama, a friend of Nakai's for over 40 years, carefully selected photographs from approximately 500 of Nakai's original prints. “North Point” is the result of this edit.
Hiroyasu Nakai was born in Hachinohe City, Aomori in 1955. He participated in Eikoh Hosoe's WORKSHOP photo school in 1976. Upon graduation, he began a new chapter in his life as a photographer and became a member of CAMP, an artist-run photo group and gallery headed by Moriyama. After he left CAMP, he independently established a photo gallery Hokuten (North Point) in his hometown in 1988, and began exhibition his own work in a series of exhibitions. “North Point” features photos taken in Hachinoche City during Nakai's time there.

Regarding Nakai's pictures Moriyama has said that they are “neither honest reporting nor his love for his hometown. The photographer Hiroyuki Nakai integrated himself into his environment with a deep understanding.” Nakai's perspectives of Hachinohe City are expressed in the publication of “North Point”, published by Roshin books with the assistance of Satoshi Machiguchi, a Japanese art director. “North Point” will surely be regarded as a historically important contribution to the world of photography.


【Profile】 中居裕恭

1955年、青森県八戸市生まれ。1976年、ワークショップ写真学校細江英公教室にて学ぶ。以後フリー。イメージショップ CAMP、プレイスMの活動に参加。1988年より2000年まで「ギャラリー北点」を八戸市に開設、主宰。
写真集に『北斗の街〈遡上の光景〉』（IPC刊／1991年）、『残りの花』（ワイズ出版刊／2000年）がある。個展、グループ展多数開催。享年60。

Hiroyasu Nakai

1955 Born in Hachinohe city, Aomori prefecture, Japan.
1976 Studied under Hosoe Eikoh at the Workshop Photography School.
Starts freelance career upon graduation.
Became an active member of both Image Shop “CAMP” and Place M.
1988-2000 Established and supervised “Gallery Hokuten” in Hachinohe city.
Held numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout his career as an independent photographer.
2016 Died at age 60.

Publications include: “Town of Hokuto”（IPC, 1991）
“The Remaining Flower”（Wides Shuppan, 2000）