van der EB, Taco. Life is Confusing: Tokyo Interviews.

(Leiden, The Netherlands): Studio 12, 2004. First edition. Softcover. 26 by 21.1cm. Introduction (Dutch text) by Dr. Peggy Brandon. A cool and compelling photographic portrait of contemporary Tokyo, comprising more than one hundred interviews and colour portraits made over an extended period by the Dutch photographer Taco van der Eb. Rather than documenting the city’s familiar urban spectacle, Van der Eb turns his attention to its inhabitants, combining street portraiture with brief personal statements to create an intimate cross-section of Japanese society. The resulting work explores questions of identity, isolation, aspiration, and cultural change in one of the world’s largest and most complex metropolitan environments. A very good copy in wrappers.