This photo book contains portraits of Atelier Yamanami’s artists,
with the aim to capture candid photos of the artists being themselves, not posing for the camera.
This book contains photographs of Atelier Yamanami’s artists with intellectual disabilities
or mental disorders engaging in creative activities, as well as a number of visual images
of the products of a fashion brand created in collaboration with these artists.
This fashion brand produces clothes printed with drawings and paintings of
Atelier Yamanami’s artists that are sold not only in Japan,
but also in high-end shops in Europe, Asia and the U.S.
This is the first collection of art books published by Atelier Yamanami and
contains photographs of the works of 40 artists along with their portraits.
A piece of fabric of the DISTORTION3 brand is used on the spine of each book.
(2016/192×118mm/166P/¥2,160)
やまなみ工房とPR-yによる協働プロジェクト「DISTORTION」の
軌跡を綴った書籍。
This book is about how DISTORTION,
a collaborative project of Atelier Yamanami and PR-y, has evolved.
This is a documentary film that, through interviews with journalists
and others in the art community who have profound knowledge of outsider art,
explores why the works of Yamanami Atelier’s artists are so intriguing.
PR-y (prai) is a project that has been set up with designers and photographers in 2011. Its purpose is to promote and raise public awareness of the works and their beauty created by people with learning difficulties and mental health issues.
PR-y works closely with galleries, research centres, educational institutions such as universities and art schools in and outside of Japan. The photobooks, films, fashion and installations are created in collaboration with people with social barriers. The intention is to make their work more accessible to the public.
Yoshiaki Kasatani works in the areas of advertising, graphic design, filmmaking, and curating as the Creative Director of RISSI INC. He set up PR-y in 2011, identifying "DISTORTION" at the heart of the project’s concept. He works actively in various areas; publishing the books and the photobooks, producing a fashion label, documentary filmmaking and more.