Norio Takasugi: AS THE TWIG IS BENT, SO GROWS THE TREE

Takasugi, born in 1973 in Shizuoka, Japan, moved to Berlin in 2004, where he has since developed a unique artistic practice. His work navigates traditional crafts, contemporary design, and fine arts, creating unexpected bridges between these disciplines.

With a degree in craft design and sculpture, the artist has since his early days questioned the complex relationship between industrial production and individual creation. This reflection found new life in 2014 when he turned to photography and explored the possibilities of analog techniques.

Takasugi's work underwent a decisive evolution with his silver leaf creations, where traditional photography interacts with ancestral Japanese craftsmanship. Mastering screen printing and the chemical reactions of sulfur on silver, he creates botanical and landscape images of striking luminosity.

His works deliberately blur the boundaries: between image and sculptural object, between mechanical reproduction and unique piece. The characteristic sepia tones and reference strips integrated into each creation are not simply decorative elements—they attest to the artisanal process and underline the uniqueness of each creation.

Through this approach, Takasugi revisits the concept of "aura" developed by Walter Benjamin: that irreplaceable presence possessed by every authentic work in its unique relationship to time and space.

His work leads us to rethink the traditional oppositions between artisanal and reproducible, intimate and monumental. It reveals the subtle links that unite perception, memory, and materiality in our relationship to the image.

Limited edition of 300 copies and 10 numbered and signed deluxe copies presented in a metal box and accompanied by a unique work.

Title: AS THE TWIG IS BENT, SO GROWS THE TREE

Publisher: The (M) Editions
Photographer: Norio Takasugi
Format: -
Size: 17×23cm 136pages
ISBN: 9791095424598

Texte : Annette Hulek

Design : Akiko Wakabayashi