Kawa (River): Photobook of landscapes with skateboards 5 Wildness

[Machine Translation] This is a book series created by "Kawa", a group of photographers who have been capturing the skateboarding scene. The series follows skaters who continue to skate on the streets throughout Japan, and captures the "now" that they feel should be preserved. The book includes interviews and contributions from skaters as well as artists and writers that "river" has come across. The book is as free and flexible as skateboarding itself, expressed through photographs and text. The unprecedented popularity of skateboarding, driven by the Tokyo Olympics, has led to a rapid increase in the number of skate parks throughout Japan. While the government has defined "where to skate", skateboarding in "where not to skate" is becoming more and more restricted. With the spread of smartphones and social networking services, the general public has the power to film and communicate, further accelerating a society that monitors each other. The fenced-in environment is like a zoo. Will street skaters become extinct? What is the "freedom" we have felt from skateboarding? We follow skaters who continue to follow their own beliefs.

スケートボードのシーンを撮り続ける撮影者集団「川」が作る書籍シリーズ。日本全国各地を流れる路上で滑り続けるスケーターたちを追い、とどめるべきと感じた“今”を撮る。スケーターをはじめ、「川」が出逢った芸術家・作家のインタビューや寄稿も掲載。写真と文で表現すスケートボードそのものの様に自由で柔軟な本です。東京オリンピックを追い風としたスケートボードのかつてない流行により国内各地にスケートパークが急増しました。行政によって「滑る場所」が定められた一方で、「そうではない場所」でのスケートボーディングはより一層肩身の狭いものとなりつつあります。スマートフォンやSNSの普及により一般市民全員が撮影と発信する力を持ち、監視し合う社会をより加速させています。柵に囲われた環境はまるで動物園。路上のスケーターは絶滅してしまうのか。これまで自分たちがスケートボード に感じてきた「自由」とは何なのだろうか。自らの信念を貫き続けるスケーター達を追います。