Semear

Brazil, a country of vast wealth and poverty, diverse cultures, rich and diverse nature and wildlife, festivals and an all encompassing rhythm and chaos of life was the site of Kawauchi's most recent project after a two year break. The glossy colour photographs collected in this travelogue demonstrate, aside from the photographer's hallmark eye for detail, a maturing vision and sensitivity that may deservedly be called monumental.

What I wanted to see might be be the immense power of Brazil, a country able to absorb everything like the so-cold Devil's Throat, which swallows Iguacu Falls' main flume in a deafening roar.

- Rinko Kawauchi.