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Osamu Yokonami's 1,000 Children: A beautiful photo journal

Emon Photo Gallery presents the latest private work by Osamu Yokonami as he revisits his enchantment with the number 1,000, gained upon viewing the thousand statues of the thousand-armed deity–Kannon–in the Hall of the Lotus King in Kyoto.

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Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of the artist and Antenne Books.

Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of the artist and Antenne Books.

Seen all together, the neutral expressions on the faces of a thousand children captured by Yokonami begin to betray their underlying emotions, and the near-identical composition of each photo unmasks the vibrant individuality inherent in each child.

Now compiled in a beautiful book, Yokonami invites one and all to enjoy this ambitious exhibit featuring motion picture and installation art. Published by Antenne Books.

Child wearing white t-shirt and black dungarees with yellow circular earrings, from Osamu Yokonami's 1,000 Children series
Two pages from Osamu Yokonami's 1,000 Children book, each displaying a grid of ten columns and numerous rows of identical small portrait photographs of children's faces
Two portrait photographs from Osamu Yokonami's series, each showing a child in a white shirt and black pinafore dress against a white background with a gold circular element near their head
Eight portrait photographs arranged in a grid showing children wearing black pinafores over white shirts, from Osamu Yokonami's 1,000 Children project
Two portraits of a young girl with long dark hair wearing a white shirt and black pinafore dress, shown side by side with neutral expression
Young child with dark hair wearing a white shirt and black dungarees with a yellow spherical object placed against their ear against a white background
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