The Japanese Forest Gufotora by Masaru Eguchi

The Japanese Forest Gufotora by Masaru Eguchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Ifotora Competition Category.

IfezaIfotora· 2020

The Japanese Forest Gufotora

by Masaru Eguchi

Client: Sunpono

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza Winner in Ifotora Category

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The Design

About The Japanese Forest Gufotora

Ishyamba ry'Ubuyapani rifatwa mu rwego rw'idini ry'Abayapani. Rimwe mu madini ya kera y'Abayapani ni Animism. Animism ni imyizerere ivuga ko ibiremwa bitari abantu, ubuzima bukiriho (amabuye y'agaciro, ibihangano, nibindi) nibintu bitagaragara nabyo bifite intego. Gufotora bisa nibi. Masaru Eguchi arimo arasa ikintu gitera kumva muriyi ngingo. Ibiti, ibyatsi n'amabuye y'agaciro bumva ubushake bw'ubuzima. Ndetse n'ibihangano nk'ingomero zasize muri kamere igihe kirekire zumva ubushake. Nkuko mubona kamere idakorwaho, ahazaza hazabona ibintu byubu.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza

The Japanese Forest Gufotora ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. The Japanese Forest Gufotora biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. The Japanese Forest Gufotora ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: "The Japanese Forest" is taken from a Japanese religious perspective.
In addition, the more it explores the unique perspectives of Japan, the more universal and true nature appears.
The nature in this work is the scenery seen by ancient people, modern people, and future people.
Dimensions & Packaging: The camera used in "The Japanese Forest" is NIKON Df. Retouch uses Adobe CC.
Tags: Japan, Photo, Nature, Mountain, Forest, Tree, Green, Landscape, Sustainable, Ecology
Production Technology: The technology required for "The Japanese Forest" is digital retouching. Digital retouching has made it possible to achieve both nostalgia and newness. With this work, He was able to create colors that could not be achieved with film.
Design Challenge: The difficulty with this project is that forests are decreasing in Japan. Japanese forests were destroyed by economic growth in the 1960s. Replanted with fast-growing trees, Japanese forests have become similar.
Research: Type of study: animism, eight million gods. Research purpose: To preserve the existing landscape in the future. Methodology: photography. Tools: Japanese classic books. Influence of design: The more unique the country landscape, the more universal the beauty.
Inspiration: One of the beginnings of Japanese religion is the "Yaoyorozu-no-kami". "Yaoyorozu-no-kami" is the belief that there is a god in all things in nature, and it is introduced in foreign countries as "Animism" or "Shinto". Shooting is similar to "Animism". Trees, minerals, and dead grass feel the will of life, and even if an artifact like a dam is left in nature for a long time, it will feel the will of life. Just as we see untouched nature, the future people see the current scenery.
Project Duration: The project was created between 2013 and 2015. And it was released on eguchimasaru.com.
Operation Flow: This work reminds the user of the view of nature stored in the gene. This work suggest a discussion about what is needed for the future art. This is the role of the work.
Patents: Copyright: Masaru Eguchi
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Masaru Eguchi, The Japanese Forest, 2013-2020. Image #2: Photographer Masaru Eguchi, The Japanese Forest, 2013-2020. Image #3: Photographer Masaru Eguchi, The Japanese Forest, 2013-2020. Image #4: Photographer Masaru Eguchi, The Japanese Forest, 2013-2020. Image #5: Photographer Masaru Eguchi, The Japanese Forest, 2013-2020.