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Mon Jun 29, 2009 - Thu Jul 30, 2009

Presented by Photographer Andy Heffernan and the Consulate General of Japan

Four Sundays in Harajuku


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Location
Date and Time
Consulates Japan Consulate General
50 Fremont St Fl 23
San Francisco, CA 94105 map
district: Presidio

Mon Jun 29, 2009 (9am- noon / 1pm - 5pm )
Tue Jun 30, 2009 (9am- noon / 1pm - 5pm )
Wed Jul 1, 2009 (9am- noon / 1pm - 5pm )
Thu Jul 2, 2009 (9am- noon / 1pm - 5pm )
Fri Jul 3, 2009 (9am- noon / 1pm - 5pm )

Description
The exhibit contains a series of photographs taken over a period of four years in the Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo. There is a tradition of performance art and free expression in and around Yoyogi Park on Sunday afternoons, which includes young women and the occasional young man dressing up in the type of handmade outfits seen in these photographs. Harajuku is a fashion mecca. The initial goal of this project was to produce a series of photographs of these individuals, but rather than snap candids, to have the image-making be an active, collaborative process, rather than a passive one. The intent of this series was to approach the subjects, interact with them, isolate them, and ask them to pose.

Andy Heffernan is a talented amateur photographer with an eye for the interesting. His photos capture his subjects in a way that is natural and organic. He has completed several projects in the United States, as well as Japan.