Anagramsº3 — Mário Pires

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Anagrams°3 is the accompanying publication for Mário Pires’ first solo exhibition in Tokyo. Both a depiction of how his beloved city has become estranged and a commemoration of his adoration for Japanese new wave photography, Bleak City includes 33 black and white images that, in his words, are “my way of showing that, unless citizens rethink the way cities are built and developed, we are heading for a very grim future.” Curated and produced by Anne Murayama, Anagrams is a newfangled photozine series that spotlights photographers by helping them transform their black and white work into a tangible form.

Anagrams°3 is the accompanying publication for Mário Pires’ first solo exhibition in Tokyo. Both a depiction of how his beloved city has become estranged and a commemoration of his adoration for Japanese new wave photography, Bleak City includes 33 black and white images that, in his words, are “my way of showing that, unless citizens rethink the way cities are built and developed, we are heading for a very grim future.” Curated and produced by Anne Murayama, Anagrams is a newfangled photozine series that spotlights photographers by helping them transform their black and white work into a tangible form.

Images and Text: Mário Pires
Curation and Layout: Anne Murayama

Format: Softcover, perfect binding
Pages: 72 pages, black and white
Size: 15cm x 15cm (A5 square)

Printing: Tokyo, Japan
Publisher: ephemere.
Year Published: 2024

「Anagrams°3」は、マリオ・パイレスの東京での初の個展に伴う出版物です。彼の愛する街がいかに疎外されていったかの描写と、日本のニューウェーブ写真への彼の憧れを記念するものであり、「Bleak City」には彼の言葉で「市民が都市の構築と発展の方法を再考しない限り、非常に厳しい未来に向かっていることを示す」33枚のモノクロ写真が収められています。村山杏がキュレーションと制作を手掛けた「Anagrams」は、写真家の作品を白黒写真として形にすることを支援する新進気鋭のフォトジンシリーズです。