"The Long Goodbye" - 2016
Whole Picture of "The Long Goodbye"
- Basic Concept
The concept for my work, "The Long Goodbye" is inspired by the novel of the same name, written by Raymond Chandler in 1953. The protagonist of my story is again, Philip Marlowe, played by Elliott Gould in the film adaptation of the novel, directed by Robert Altman in 1973.
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First, I wrote my original story which was inspired by the novel and film, then I made the following story with the series of photographs. The story starts from Marlowe's room. There are a cat and a little bird. He might look up the clock on the wall, and look down the street from the window. On the outside, the man is walking with umbrella, and he might find a suspicious car is parking there. The viewer can put themselves into reconstructed new Marlowe's world by both looking at the photos and reading the story. Some elements in the photos, such as the car, bird and clock are represented in the film and novel as well.
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- Developed Concept in Music
I made "The Long Goodbye" with the Basic Concept in 2015. Then I developed its concept and structure to be more interesting in way of music and story structure for installation in 2016.
This installation work is consisted by the mix of 5, 7, 8, 10 inches photos. It is also installation art, like a visual reproduction of the musical score "The Long Goodbye", the theme song by John Williams for the same titled film. The position of photos are imitation of melody of the song and the bass line I arranged, and each photo sizes correspond to each note durations on the score. With this way, I tried to approach to "The Long Goodbye" from musical aspect.
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-ใใผใทใใฏใปใณใณใปใใ
ๆฌไฝ "The Long Goodbye" ใฏใ1953 ๅนดใซใฌใคใขใณใใใปใใฃใณใใใฉใผใใ็บ่กจใใๅๅใฎใใผใใใใใคใซใใๅฐ่ชฌใซ่งฆ็บใใใไฝๅใฆใใใใ็ฉ่ชใฎ่ ๅฐใฏใญใตใณใปใใซในใไธปไบบๅ ฌใฏ ็ง็ซๆขๅตใฎใใฃใชใใใใปใใผใญใฆใ1973 ๅนดใซใญใใใผใใปใขใซใใใณ็ฃ็ฃใซใใฃใฆๆ ็ปๅใใใ้ใซใฏใใจใชใชใใใป ใฏใใผใซใใใใใใผใญใฆใๆผใใใใ
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ใพใใใๅฐ่ชฌใ็ๆณใซใคใณใใญใฟใใฏใทใงใณใจใชใใชใชใทใใใซใปในใใผใชใผใๆธใไธใใใๆฌกใซใใใฎ็ถใใๅ็ใซใใฃใฆ่กจ็พใใใในใใผใชใผใฏใใใฃ ใชใใใใปใใผใญใฆใฎ้จๅฑใใๅงใพใใๅฎคๅ ใซใฏๅฐ้ณฅใจ็ซใใใใใ้จๅฑใฎไธญใ่ฆไธใใใใฏใๆ่จใใใใใ้จๅฑใฎ็ชใใไธใ่ฆใใฏใๆญฉ้ใซใฏๅใใใ ใไบบใใๆญฉใใฆใใใ่ป้ใซใฏ่ปใใไธๅฐใ้่ณ่ ใฏ็ญใใคใณใใญใปในใใผใชใผใ่ชญใฟใคใคใใใใฎๅ็ใ่ฆใไบใฆใใๆฐใใซๅๆง็ฏใใใ "The Long Goodbye" ใฎไธ็ใไฝ้จใใใๅ็ใซๆ ใๅนพใคใใฎไธป้ก(่ปใๅฐ้ณฅใ็ซใชใจใ)ใฏๅๅๆ ็ปใปๅฐ่ชฌใฆใใ่ฆใใใจใใใฆใใใใ
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-ใณใณใปใใๆน็ทจ - ้ณๆฅฝ็ใขใใญใผใ
2015ๅนดใซใใผใทใใฏใปใณใณใปใใใๅ ใซ "The Long Goodbye" ใๅถไฝใใใฎๅพใ2016ๅนดใซใณใณใปใใใ้ณๆฅฝ็ใในใใผใชใผ็ใซๆน็ทจใใใ
ใคใณในใฟใฌใผใทใงใณใฏใ้ท่พบใใใใใใใ 5, 7, 8, 10 ใคใณใใฎๅ็ใซใใฃใฆๆงๆใใใฆใใใๅ็ใฎ้ ็ฝฎใฏใใทใใงใณใปใฆใฃใชใขใ ในใใๆ ็ปใฎใใใซไฝๆฒใใใกใคใณใป ใใผใ "The Long Goodbye" ใ่ฆ่ฆ็ใซๅ็พใใใคใณในใฟใฌใผใทใงใณใจใชใฃใฆใใใใใฎ็บใๅ็้ ็ฝฎใใไธ่ฆใฉใณใฟใใ ใซ่ฆใใใใใใใฎใใผใใป ใฝใณใฏใใฎใกใญใใใฃใผใปใฉใคใณใจ็ฌ่ชใซ็ทจๆฒใใใใใผในใปใฉใคใณใ่กจใใฆใใใ5, 7, 8, 10 ใคใณใใฎๅ็ใฏใใใใใ ๅ ซๅใๅๅใไป็นๅๅใไบๅ ้ณ็ฌฆใฎ้ณไพกใซๅฏพๅฟใใฆใใใใใฎใใใชๆๆณใใจใใใจใฆใใ้ณๆฅฝ้ขใใใ "The Long Goodbye" ใซใขใใใญใผใใใใใจใ่ฉฆใฟใใ
Story Structure
4 Stories & 1 Symbol
- Developed Concept in Story Structure
Also this work can be divided by 4 chapters "The Long Goodbye", "Taste of Play Biting", "Inseparable" and "Intimacy", also it has the symbol of this work "The Shadow of Your Tenderness" as finale. Each chapter has short introduction story and photographs as story board, except "The Shadow of Your Tenderness". It expresses sporadic happenings in the city, these happenings are not related, but it could make more larger and complicated story by connecting each other, like a real city in our life.
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-ใณใณใปใใๆน็ทจ - ในใใผใชใผๆง้
ใพใใใฎๆฐใใชใณใณใปใใใงใฏใใชใ ใใใในๆ ็ปใฎใใใชๅฝขๅผใใจใฃใฆใใใ"The Long Goodbye", "Taste of Play Biting", "Inseparable", "Intimacy" ใจใใ4 ใคใฎในใใผใชใผไฝๅใ1ใคใฎใทใณใใใซไฝๅใฆใใใ "The Shadow of Your Tenderness" ใใๆใ็ซใฃใฆใใใ4ใคใฎในใใผใชใผไฝๅใฏใใใใใใใใ็ญใใคใณใใญใปในใใผใชใผใจในใใผใชใผใปใใใผใใใจใใฆใฎๅ็ใๆใกใ1ใคใฎ่กใ่ๅฐใซๆฃ็บ็ใซ่ตทใใฆใใๅบๆฅไบใ่กจ็พใใฆใใใใใใใใใฎในใใผใชใผใฏไบใใซ็ก้ขไฟใฆใใใใใใใใๅคงใใชๆ ็ตใฟใจใใฆใใใใใ็ตกใฟๅใไบใซใใใ็พๅฎ็ใช้ฝๅธ็ๆดป็จใฎๆงใซ่ค้ใฆใๅคงใใช "The Long Goodbye" ใจใใ1ใคใฎไธ็ใๆงๆใใฆใใใ"The Shadow of Your Tendernss" ใใใใใในใใผใชใผใๆใใชใๅไฝๅ็ใฆใใใใใใ"The Long Goodbye" ๅ จไฝใซๅฏพใใใทใณใใใซใจใใฆ็ตๆซใ็ท ใใใใใธใใไธญๅคฎใซไฝ็ฝฎใใฆใใใ
- Chapters and Stories
Chapter I
- "The Long Goodbye"
The room is cold and hollow. The silence feels like emptiness.
I barely notice the faint sounds of rain and the second hand of the clock.
I sit on the floor as sunlight slips through the window.
I turn on the radio. Music fills the room.
There's a gentle knock at the door.
It sounds so soft.
(Photo No.01 - 12)
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Chapter II
- "Inseparable"
That day, I could not bear to wait any longer. I had to leave that place.
I could not stand to see what I had done - it was much too cruel, and I did not want to be there to witness him see it.
Once in a while, I remember the things that happened that day, consciously placing them back in my memory.
Yet, whenever I stop to remember good things, that day resurfaces in my memory too.
(Photo No.13 - 25)
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Chapter III
- "Intimacy"
After blinking, every once in a while I could see something just after the moment I opened my lid.
The things could be a shadow of thing I hadn't seen,
could be frightful chunk of something, or sweet old scenery
But I always couldn't find the meaning of it at that time.
Those things crossed before my eyes, and sneaked into my heart slowly.
(Photo No.26 - 39)
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Chapter IV
- "Taste of Play Biting"
And, bathed in city lights, he let his thoughts wander while gazing at the oozing bite.
If ugliness or beauty, old age or youth can cause us to make mistakes, how can we truly forgive,
while staying true to the roots that we might still cherish at the back of our minds, even now?
Or should we let bygones be bygones and view such a thing as one of the many bitter,
insignificant happenings of life,
and allow it to fade from our memory?
(Photo No.40 - 52)
Finale
"The Shadow of Your Tenderness"
Symbolic Work
(Photo No.53)
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-็ซ ๆง้ ใจในใใผใชใผ
็ฌฌ1็ซ
"The Long Goodbye"
้จๅฑใฏๆขใซๆธฉใใใๅคฑใใไปฃใใใซ็ฉบ่ใใๆผใฃใฆใใใ
้ๅฏใใ้ใๅปใฃใฆใใพใฃใๅญๅจใๆใใใใใ
ๅพฎใใซ่ใใใ้จใจๆ่จใฎ็ง้ใฎ้ณใ
ๅบใซๅบงใใชใใใ็ชใใๅ ใๅฐใ่พผใใงใใใฎใ็บใใใ
ใฉใธใชใใคใใใจ้ณๆฅฝใๆตใใๅฐใใใค้ใใใๆบใใใฆใใใ
็ง้ใจ้จใฎ้ณใใฉใธใชใฎ้ณใซๅใใใใใๆใๅชใใใใขใใใใฏใใ้ณใ้ฟใใใ
่ปฝใใใช้ณใ ใฃใใ
(Photo No.01 - 12)
Chapter II
"Inseparable"
ใใฎๆฅใฏใๅพ ใคใฎใใๅซใใใฃใใ
ใใฎๅ ดๆใใ็ซใกๅปใใใใฃใใ
่ชๅใฎใใไบใใใใพใใซๆฎ้ ทใฆใ่ฆใใซ่ใใใใชใใฃใใใ
ใใฎไบบใใใใฎๅ ๆฏใ่ฆใฆใใๆใซๅฑ ๅใใใใใชใใฃใใ
ไปใฆใใใตใจใใใฎๆฅใฎไบใๆใๅบใใฆใใพใใ
ๆฅฝใใใฃใไบใๆใๅบใๅบฆใซใ
่ชๅใฆใใฏ่จๆถใฎ็้ ใซ่ฟฝใใใฃใฆๅฟใใใคใใใใใฃใใฎใซใ
ใใใฆใใใ
(Photo No.13 - 25)
Chapter III
"Intimacy"
็ฌใใใใใใใๅพใ ็ผใ้ใใใใฎ็ฌ้ใซไฝใใใ่ฆใใไบใใใใใฎใ
่ฆใใใจใใชใใใฎใฎๅฝฑใฎๆใใใใฏใใ
ๆใใใๅกใฎใใใชใใฎใใใฃใใใๆใใใ้ขจๆฏใใใฃใใใ
ใฆใใใใฎๆใซใฏๆๅณใใๅใใใชใใฎใ
ใใใใใใฎใใไธ็ฌใใใ็ฎใฎๅใๆจชๅใฃใฆใ็งใฎๅฟใซๅ ฅใ่พผใใฆใใใใฎใใ
(Photo No.26 - 39)
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Chapter IV
"Taste of Play Biting"
ใใใฆใ่กใฎใฒใใใๆตดใฒใใ ๆปฒใๅทๅฃใ่ฆใคใใชใใใๅฝผใฏ่ใใใ
้ใใ็พใใใ่ใใ่ฅใใใใใฎ้ใกใ็ฏใใใใฎใฆใใใใฏใใ
ไปใๅฟใฎใจใใใใซๆฑใใฆใใใฆใใใใใใใใ่ฏๅฎใใชใใใใ
ใจใใฎใใใซใใฆใใฎ้ใกใ็ใซๅใใใจ่จใใฎใใใใใใ
ใใใจใใใใใฏใใ้ใใใไบใฆใใใใ
ๅนพๅบฆใจใชใ่ตทใใฆใฏ่จๆถใใๆใ่ฝใกใฆ่กใใใใชใ
่ฆใๆใๅบใฎไธใคใจใใฆๆใใใธใใใชใฎใใใใใใ
ๅใใซ่ถณใใชใใไบ็ดฐใชๅบๆฅไบใจใใฆใ
(Photo No.40 - 52)
Finale
"The Shadow of Your Tenderness"
ใทใณใใใซไฝๅ
(Photo No.53)
Date
2016/4/29
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Opus Number
"The Long Goodbye"
1/53 - 20150816-1
2/53 - 20150720-2
3/53 - 20150714-1
4/53 - 20150122-1
5/53 - 20150812-1
6/53 - 20151119-1
7/53 - 20150517-1
8/53 - 20140913-1
9/53 - 20151023-1
10/53 - 20151225-1
11/53 - 20150506-1
12/53 - 20160417-1
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"Inseparable"
13/53 - 20150227-1
14/53 - 20140418-1
15/53 - 20150904-1
16/53 - 20141121-1
17/53 - 20140410-2
18/53 - 20160121-1
19/53 - 20150120-1
20/53 - 20160309-1
21/53 - 20160311-1
22/53 - 20160116-2
23/53 - 20160227-1
24/53 - 20141123-1
25/53 - 20160127-1
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"Intimacy"
26/53 - 20151227-1
27/53 - 20150113-2
28/53 - 20151214-1
29/53 - 20140829-1
30/53 - 20160125-1
31/53 - 20151111-1
32/53 - 20151114-2
33/53 - 20151204-1
34/53 - 20150426-1
35/53 - 20141005-1
36/53 - 20150110-1
37/53 - 20140726-2
38/53 - 20150331-1
39/53 - 20140725-1
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"Taste of Play Biting"
40/53 - 20151230-1
41/53 - 20150516-1
42/53 - 20160310-2
43/53 - 20150418-1
44/53 - 20160326-1
45/53 - 20151103-1
46/53 - 20150117-1
47/53 - 20151202-2
48/53 - 20150410-1
49/53 - 20160104-1
50/53 - 20141030-1
51/53 - 20150329-1
52/53 - 20140325-1
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"The Shadow of Your Tenderness"
53/53 - 20141113-1
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Prints
Installation Edition
Sizes varies by each photos, based on 5, 7, 8, 10" on horizontal side.
Pictorico Gekko Silver Label, on 5mm Gatorform Board
Edition of 5
Price - ask
- Exhibited at "Pairing : Art & Sake" at Gallery Lara Tokyo, Tokyo, JAPAN, 2017/9/26 - 10/1
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- Exhibited at "6th Emon Award, 8 Finalists Exhibition" at Photo Gallery Emon, Tokyo, JAPAN, 2017/2/18 - 2/25
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- Exhibited at "7e Rendez-Vous Image" at Palais des Congres, Strasbourg, FRANCE, 2017/1/27 - 1/29
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- Exhibited at "El Largo Adios" at CEART Tecate, Tecate, MEXICO, 2016/7/29 - 9/3
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- Exhibited at "Photo Independent 2016", Los Angeles, U.S.A., 2016/4/29 - 5/1