Entitled as Love on the Left Eye, this new series by Nobuyoshi Araki refers to Ed van der Elsken's legendary photo book from 1956, Love on the Left Bank, by which Araki was greatly inspired when he was around twenty-years old.

This series, Love on the Left Eye, notably consist of two different paring images. While each image on the left side is clear, the ones on the right side are out of focus, capturing a halation of lights. This directly reflects Araki's current vision as his right eye’s sight is deteriorating since last October due to retinal artery obstruction. Such strong contrast between each pair of the images can also be understood as the essence of his works ― the recurring theme of Eros and Thanatos.

amanasalto hereby presents eight pairs of sixteen images in large 44 x 60 inches platinum & palladium prints.