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For the past thirty years, Japanese photographer Naoya Hatakeyama
has undertaken a photographic examination of the life of cities and
the built environment. Each of his series focuses on a different
facet of the growth and transformation of the urban landscape-from
studies of architectural maquettes to the extraction and use of
natural materials such as limestone, as it is quarried via
explosive blasts and subsequently incorporated into the
construction of new buildings. In particular, Hatakeyama has
routinely returned to the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolis, exploring this
ever-evolving urban sprawl from both below and above, mapping the
growth and expansion of these sites over time. Additional series
focus on other forms of human intervention with the landscape and
natural materials, including factories and building sites in Japan
and abroad. Finally, his most recent photographs of his hometown of
Rikuzentakata, a fishing town that was almost completely destroyed
by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, are also included-an
ongoing series begun almost immediately following the disaster.
These photographs hauntingly embody the death and rebirth of the
city, manifesting a deeply personal connection to the ongoing
intersection of geology, architecture, and time.
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