{"product_id":"tonemura-hideko-soul-trip","title":"Tonemura, Hideko; Soul Trip","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout her career, Japanese photographer Hideka Tonomura has explored themes of identity, love, beauty and femininity in unflinchingly raw yet poetic work. In her latest book, \"Soul Trip,\" she explores the impact of nationality and borders on love. Tracing the journey of her grandparents — who were born in Japan and South Korea — Tonomura has captured an emotional journey of separation and unity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“My grandparents were Korean and Japanese.\u003cbr\u003eThey loved each other unto death.\u003cbr\u003eMy grandmother took responsibility for her decision to marry a Korean - she died wearing a Korean bridal gown, a symbol of her love to my grandfather.\u003cbr\u003eI promised my grandmother that I would photograph her in that dress.\u003cbr\u003eThe wars of nations end and begin again.\u003cbr\u003eAs long as there are conflicts in the world, they will leave people with hatred and create further conflict.\u003cbr\u003eToday there are still chains of conflicts happening somewhere in the world.\u003cbr\u003eLove, not conflict, is the source of life.\u003cbr\u003eWe don't need any more chains of conflict.\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps it's only an ideal for the world to be filled with peace.\u003cbr\u003eBut I believe that it is the artist's job to pursue the ideal.”\u003cbr\u003e― from Hideka Tonomura’s foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoul Trip\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher, Year:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Zen Foto Gallery, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHideko Tonemura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25.7 x 18.2 cm, 112 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-4-910244-36-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TPG Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57049205080444,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2244\/5351\/files\/SoulTrip-1.png?v=1782040807","url":"https:\/\/bookshop.thephotographersgallery.org.uk\/products\/tonemura-hideko-soul-trip","provider":"TPG Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}