One (Photo & Sexy Books)

By Ken Ohara

Shot in the mid-1960s on the streets of New York, Ken Ohara's work is a compelling visual on mankind. Stripped down to the essentials, each page is eyes, nose, mouth, ears or hair and seeks to show... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3822878669
• ISBN13: 9783822878668
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 4.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 8.8" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Profoundly Moving Aesthetic Experience

As a research scientist in the field of face perception, I discovered this book through a professional encounter. Initially, I did not want to examine it closely because I found it disturbing. This is due to the high contrast of the faces; from a scientific perspective, they are very "noisy." Also, in everyday life, we only encounter such a close look at a face if we are intimately familiar with it or if it is in a magazine. To experience this level of intimacy with such a large set of strangers is an incredible experience. It is an experience of imtimacy with all of humanity. The illusion of self oddly fades and one is left feeling nakedly human, a shimmer in the delightful dance of the universe.