The still tasteful childhood icon that is Thomas the Tank Engine is gradually filtering back into our consciousness all over again (thanks to the onslaught of children) and what strikes us this time round is the artful and painstakingly crafted model scenery. And it’s for much the same reasons that we’ve fallen in love with Paul Smith's latest discovery, Naoki Honjo.We at Public Organ could not disagree more. Honjo's work is still better compared to the Japanese Godzilla series. Just like the film, Honji's photographs reverse the visual tendency of the late 20th century to zoom in and magnify. Honji's photographs give the viewer a rare opportunity to see his own life, as it were, sub specie aeternitatis. New Mexicans have a great chance to check it out at Tai Gallery, near SITE Santa Fe.
And what do the container ships, public squares, tourist industries and other various assemblages of our modern technocratic society actually mean? Nothing much, actually. The narrow band of focus created by Honji's tilt-shift lens gives us ample reminders as well that we'll never truly contemplate the life we lead until it's too late.
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