https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/files/original/98cf6beaa0fd1ccbe5bdccc2dabdafb9.jpg 4dc99cb540d165d6a1e0681ac1b683a2 https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/files/original/cc5b74873b1678fd58eaf3c5fab1513b.jpg 573f0ce0c05723b8ad1df4a0c71ce184 https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/files/original/f3644cbb4c1d65aa699b170897bd3838.jpg abf415e881d3af2887bd7f3cdeccfd8d https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/files/original/3e80661e3777d1209cc266007c5605a9.jpg ce3e5f97b093a3d7d14801255161bd94 https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/files/original/1ebc16a467b785b0ab58a4f7deec27a8.jpg 458fd0d189d7a1b441aff58e96dd042f https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/files/original/0c5326b05061323a70595dac863f0f3e.jpg 8a46d758db60f232a8ffd206abdb3599 https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/files/original/a7b4e7b5222121c16423ec6d17e2be25.jpg 5f5b31a4da141457fba10252d13b3030 https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/files/original/3a90625099210f78a253667a7d64a564.jpg 6416b3630bcfd8c30185585c192733b9 https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/files/original/cf1cae7c954fd6df38a19491c8208fbd.jpg 3ec7db36bb165fbfafdcb8934e96e6ea https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/files/original/71b4154f1560272d64c0b51c9ecfb68d.jpg 291c8b5da5b77f760447f319fb2fd502 https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/files/original/1513146238db2ad10b4f193e5f4f4d8f.jpg 01cfcff31134dd4225f29dc7b1f54c96 https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/files/original/53863908bdae1564719d3e79c4d20df0.jpg 683fd875e90ae122bc62a67e45b35b7d Photobook Photo Book Dimensions Dimensions of object in cm 14 x 21cm Number of Pages Number of Pages 48 Number of images Number of images 33 Edition Size Edition Size 200 Place of Publication Place of Publication Japan Designer Designer Keith Ng Editor Editor Keith Ng Printer Printer Graph Co. Ltd. Website Website https://www.keithngnyc.com Where to buy Where to buy https://leftoverpress.bigcartel.com/product/for-obama Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource For Obama 小浜方面 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Keith Ng Description An account of the resource "For Obama 小浜方面" was the first book by photographer Keith Ng, produced as a limited edition of 200 copies, each individually numbered and signed by the photographer. Obama, a sleepy little seaside town located in the prefecture of Fukui on the coast of western Japan, is not unlike many other seaside towns. In fact Obama, which translates to “little beach,” is one of several little towns in Japan with the same name. However, during the run up to the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, the town of Obama in Fukui tried to raise its profile internationally by rallying its townspeople in support of their coincidental namesake, the presidential candidate Barack Obama. In October 2008, Keith Ng traveled on assignment from Tokyo to the the city of Obama to cover their “Obama for Obama” campaign during the lead up to the American presidential elections. During his stay, he discovered the town not only embodied the cultural complexity of small-town Japan, but that Obama, not unlike many small towns in America, had pinned their dreams and aspirations on a man who had become a universal symbol for hope and change. The title of the book is taken from a sign on the platform at Tsuruga Station on the Obama line. The Japanese “小浜方面” translates as “in the direction of Obama”, a semantic cue to both a road trip journal and wishful thinking for many during what at the time seemed like one of the most crucial and divisive transitions of power. The book is a portrait of a small Japanese town that tried to dream big, the document of a road trip, and an ode to Obama city itself. A spiritual homage of sorts to William Eggleston’s legendary 1977 series Election Eve, Ng, only having read about the series, embarked on the road trip to create his unique take on Election Eve for our own epoch. Subject The topic of the resource 120 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Perfect-bound softcover, 4 colour offset printed on off-white recycled stock, numbered and signed edition of 200. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Self Published 35mm 6x7 film photography Japan Keith Ng Obama