Marc Gantier's Photobook 'Mio, le bruit de la mer dans ma chambre'
Marc Gantier's photobook 'Mio, le bruit de la mer dans ma chambre' features Mio, a Japanese woman he met in a Paris bookstore after returning from Japan where he visited Mishima's grave. The book captures her transformation from an ordinary woman into various erotic and death-tinged personas, playing with themes of Eros and Thanatos. Romain Slocombe wrote the preface.
Key facts
- Marc Gantier is the photographer.
- The book is titled 'Mio, le bruit de la mer dans ma chambre'.
- Mio means 'sound of the sea' in Japanese.
- Gantier met Mio in a Paris bookstore after returning from Japan.
- He had visited Mishima's grave in Japan.
- Mio studied piano, worked as a waitress, and participated in a rock group.
- The photos include themes of sex and death.
- Romain Slocombe wrote the preface.
Entities
Artists
- Marc Gantier
- Mio
- Romain Slocombe
- Mishima
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Japan
Sources
- artpress —