{"product_id":"shiga-leiko-blind-date","title":"Shiga, Leiko: Blind date","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was the summer of 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand, that Shiga photographed couples on motorbikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this city Shiga exchanged glances with hundreds and thousands of people on the back seat of motorbikes. The camera seemed to be the ideal tool for getting closer to that strange feeling of receiving glances without physically connecting with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe continued for a week and managed to photograph around 100 couples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinuing to exchange glances with unknown strangers had an effect on her and she felt as though she was rediscovering the sense of wildness that resided in the depths of her heart. It was a rich experience, as if she was touching something very sensual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow much does the eye control us?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I was told that I cannot see.\u003cbr\u003eDoes the reason for this relate to a previous life that I can no longer recall?\u003cbr\u003eI wanted to know the truth, so I attended university and learned about many religions around the world.\u003cbr\u003eMany, many things were said about life and death, but I felt uncomfortable about all of them.\u003cbr\u003eThey didn’t quite match how I am.”\u003cbr\u003e― from the text “Blind Date”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blind Date\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher, Year\u003c\/strong\u003e: La Fabrica, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotographer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Lieko Shiga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Softcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29.21 x 38 cm, 24 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TPG Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57049325437308,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2244\/5351\/files\/lieko-shiga-blind-date-22.jpg?v=1782571484","url":"https:\/\/bookshop.thephotographersgallery.org.uk\/products\/shiga-leiko-blind-date","provider":"TPG Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}