Masahisa Fukase’s From Window (1974) is a seminal photographic series capturing his wife, Yoko Wanibe, leaving their Tokyo apartment each morning for her job at a gallery.Shot from the fourth-floor window of their suburban home.
Basis_Safe on
All the days she’s not smiling are Mondays
TermDelicious1137 on
I love her.
ILikegardening4000 on
Crazy someone would do this back then just cause they wanted to. Nowadays it’s all clout chasing and staging for social media. Sad times
Bazzatron on
I like the first few, assuming chronological ordering. It’s like “huh? that’s weird”, “Oh, again?”, “wtf, leave me alone you weirdo”, “Oh I guess I’m condemned to this now” – then it’s just a couple of shots before it’s clearly fully embraced and weirdness comes out.
These shots are so full of personality and life. Really great to see, I enjoyed these very much OP.
VlRGIN_4ever on
She said that “he only sees me through his camera”😭 I think they divorced
Roxash1 on
Huh. She only worked 20 days?
MoonSpankRaw on
Who’s going to point out how this cute activity led to her eventually loathing and leaving him? I can’t do it but someone should!
tigovader on
Look at that wardrobe. If it were me I’d look the same in pretty much every other picture.
Emmannuhamm on
This is the sort of photography that really got my interest in the hobby!
query_tech_sec on
She has a great sense of style and I love her mock expressions. I would have said this was cute – but apparently she didn’t like the picture taking and left him? So that’s sad.
Professional_Golf310 on
She is beautiful, but ofc bro over did his thing, whatever it was.
CompSolstice on
Masahisa Fukase divorced his second wife, Yoko Wanibe, in 1976 after a tumultuous 13-year marriage defined by his intense, obsessive photographic focus on her, notably in the series From Window. Yoko felt objectified and only seen through his camera lens, leading to their separation, which plunged Fukase into deep depression and inspired his famous Ravens series.
LickMyKnee on
That’s one chic chick.
norflondoner on
Did she retire after 20 days
VendettaPenguin on
Im guessing most of those looks are “get a jirb”
Gijinbrotha on
She was styling back then👍🏾
ObscureObjective on
She’s too adorable. Obsessed with her fits in 1, 5 and 7. Sad to hear about the weird relationship dynamics. The “artist-muse” dysfunctional relationship is a classic human experience.
curbrash1 on
No-Event-6001 on
she looks like she is miserable having to go to work every morning
chunkykima on
Fashion QUEEN
thelegodr on
Odd she only worked for 20 days (ya know, since there are only 20 pictures)
Seems like a fun project, especially if they weren’t in on it until they realized, much like the change in behavior. BUT as others have put it, if this led to their relationship’s demise, then maybe outside of the camera his behavior should have been different.
Character-Active2208 on
Pretty rainy huh
EvilDan69 on
She should change her name. Yoko wasn’t very popular at the time. I’d hate to be a Wanibe of her.
Should have reversed the order of the images. Viewer can better see Yoko’s gradual resentment and emotional distance over time that way. Helps understand why they divorced.
Outside_Performer_66 on
Starting to think he was just a mid photographer but his wife was an amazing model.
CrankyYankers on
This is interesting. Not interesting as fuck…maybe *interesting as heck*. Can we agree on that? Just heck?
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Masahisa Fukase’s From Window (1974) is a seminal photographic series capturing his wife, Yoko Wanibe, leaving their Tokyo apartment each morning for her job at a gallery.Shot from the fourth-floor window of their suburban home.
All the days she’s not smiling are Mondays
I love her.
Crazy someone would do this back then just cause they wanted to. Nowadays it’s all clout chasing and staging for social media. Sad times
I like the first few, assuming chronological ordering. It’s like “huh? that’s weird”, “Oh, again?”, “wtf, leave me alone you weirdo”, “Oh I guess I’m condemned to this now” – then it’s just a couple of shots before it’s clearly fully embraced and weirdness comes out.
These shots are so full of personality and life. Really great to see, I enjoyed these very much OP.
She said that “he only sees me through his camera”😭 I think they divorced
Huh. She only worked 20 days?
Who’s going to point out how this cute activity led to her eventually loathing and leaving him? I can’t do it but someone should!
Look at that wardrobe. If it were me I’d look the same in pretty much every other picture.
This is the sort of photography that really got my interest in the hobby!
She has a great sense of style and I love her mock expressions. I would have said this was cute – but apparently she didn’t like the picture taking and left him? So that’s sad.
She is beautiful, but ofc bro over did his thing, whatever it was.
Masahisa Fukase divorced his second wife, Yoko Wanibe, in 1976 after a tumultuous 13-year marriage defined by his intense, obsessive photographic focus on her, notably in the series From Window. Yoko felt objectified and only seen through his camera lens, leading to their separation, which plunged Fukase into deep depression and inspired his famous Ravens series.
That’s one chic chick.
Did she retire after 20 days
Im guessing most of those looks are “get a jirb”
She was styling back then👍🏾
She’s too adorable. Obsessed with her fits in 1, 5 and 7. Sad to hear about the weird relationship dynamics. The “artist-muse” dysfunctional relationship is a classic human experience.
she looks like she is miserable having to go to work every morning
Fashion QUEEN
Odd she only worked for 20 days (ya know, since there are only 20 pictures)
Seems like a fun project, especially if they weren’t in on it until they realized, much like the change in behavior. BUT as others have put it, if this led to their relationship’s demise, then maybe outside of the camera his behavior should have been different.
Pretty rainy huh
She should change her name. Yoko wasn’t very popular at the time. I’d hate to be a Wanibe of her.
Sorry I tried.
chopped
https://preview.redd.it/85m0nvmu21ng1.png?width=2911&format=png&auto=webp&s=18564848207c713f4769d59d320c9c882af0d79c
Yoko with their cat
Should have reversed the order of the images. Viewer can better see Yoko’s gradual resentment and emotional distance over time that way. Helps understand why they divorced.
Starting to think he was just a mid photographer but his wife was an amazing model.
This is interesting. Not interesting as fuck…maybe *interesting as heck*. Can we agree on that? Just heck?