The Japanese photographer has been encapsulating reality in plastic for years to “capture the feeling.”
In today's world, it is undeniable that there are two things that will never run out: love... and plastic. So why not bring them together? That was the question Haruhiko Kawaguchi asked himself at the beginning of his career as a photographer. This Japanese photographer (Tokyo, 1971), who uses the artistic nickname Photographer Hal , already became famous with his work Flesh Love ("Carnal Love" or "Fresh Love"), in which he vacuum-packed 80 couples fusing body and soul.
I want to capture love as it is and plastic is an ideal vehicle to encapsulate the vivid reality in my images. Haruhiko Kawaguchi.
Haruhiko Kawaguchi's new project
Kawaguchi has gone a step further in his quest to raise awareness against irresponsible pollution and contamination and in a sort of Love in the time of Covid has materialized a society in which not only the relationship per se is preserved, but everything that surrounds it: the house they live in, the car they drive, the plants that adorn it...
A work exhibited all over the world
“I am currently seeking new dimensions in photography, challenging the majestic theme of humanity, always defined through love,” explained the artist , who has exhibited his work not only in Japan, but also in Canada, Australia, France, the Netherlands, the United States and Taiwan.
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