{"product_id":"hoshiharuto_whistle","title":"WHISTLE (Signed)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"153\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\"WHISTLE\" is a photobook by Haruto Hoshi, a Yokohama-born artist who captured the hidden atmospheres and people in the depths of the city in color. It has garnered attention as a work that brings the legacy of street photography into the contemporary era. After seriously engaging with photography in his mid-twenties and studying at the Institute of Contemporary Photography, he returned to the streets and continued to photograph the urban night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"320\" data-start=\"155\"\u003eThe book depicts the underside of the city, which would never appear in tourist guides. Yakuza, hostesses, drag queens, young people, intoxicated individuals, and those lingering on the streets. He captures scenes where glamour and decay, violence and solitude, desire and humor intertwine, using strong flash and close-up perspectives. His photographs are unembellished, revealing a raw reality alongside a strange intimacy with his subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"457\" data-start=\"322\"\u003eWhile inheriting the intensity reminiscent of Katsumi Watanabe and Seiji Kurata, Hoshi's photographs are not mere imitations. The way he closes the distance with his subjects, the vividness of the colors, and the sense of capturing even the humidity of the night, all encapsulate the urban atmosphere of the 2000s and beyond. The subtle human tenderness amidst the roughness is also one of its charms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"553\" data-start=\"459\"\u003eThe title \"Whistle\" can be interpreted as a sound to encourage oneself on a dark street, a signal to someone, or a melody to ward off loneliness. This photobook encapsulates the presence of those who wander the streets. Limited to 1000 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"553\" data-start=\"459\"\u003e[Title]\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWHISTLE\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Little Big Man\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 2017\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 110 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] approx. 322*237*13mm \/ \u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover, ring bound\u003cbr\u003e[Language] English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] KUCHIBUE\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Haruto Hoshi\/Author, Little Big Man\/Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Grafiche Milani, Italy\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used 【9】Excellent\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions]\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2017 Third District Gallery (Shinjuku, Tokyo)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHaruto Hoshi (born 1970)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-is-intersecting=\"true\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-69d1a7a6-a4b4-83a7-b98d-d007624cfb09-1\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-92\" data-turn-id=\"request-69d1a7a6-a4b4-83a7-b98d-d007624cfb09-1\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-turn-start-message=\"true\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"a361ca1a-ef65-4a1a-85ee-e5fd6f8e012c\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"158\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eBorn in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1970. Photographer.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1997, he apprenticed under Mr. Takeshi Sato. He enrolled in the Institute of Contemporary Photography in 1998, and after graduating in 2000, began working as a freelancer. Focusing primarily on the fringes of cities such as Shinjuku's Kabukicho, Yokohama, and Osaka's Nishinari Ward, he has continuously visited these areas, capturing people and nightscapes that can only be encountered through persistent presence, with a gaze that combines intense tension and intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"334\" data-start=\"160\"\u003eHe held his first solo exhibition, \"Mercury Lamp,\" in 2002. Since then, he has continuously presented his work, primarily in Tokyo, and also held a solo exhibition at gallery onetwentyeight in New York in 2008. From 2009 to 2020, he was involved in the operation of Third District Gallery, where he planned 34 consecutive exhibitions titled \"St. photo exhibition.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"562\" data-start=\"336\"\u003eHis representative works include the photobook \"Machi no Hi (City Lights)\" (2007), which captures the nights of Shinjuku's Kabukicho in monochrome; the color photo collection \"WHISTLE\" (2017), published by Little Big Man in the USA; and \"Shinjuku 1999–2008\" (2024), a recent compilation. He is known for his style that candidly and intensely portrays the urban squalor, loneliness, and the presence of the people who live within it, and he received the 30th Photo Society of Japan Award. 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