Ai no Balcony (Balcony of Love) Toshio Shibata The strain of this trip

The strain of this trip took its toll

"One's eyes are drawn to the stories containing the rich

and personal effects

as well as pictures of her son who accompanied her

Documenting the balcony’s gradual transformation leading up to the building’s demolition

Ai no Balcony (Balcony of Love) Toshio Shibata The strain of this tripThis photobook, published for the 2019 exhibition "Ai no Balcony," centers on the apartment balcony in Gotokuji, Tokyo, where Nobuyoshi Araki resided from 1982 to 2011. This space served as his most intimate studio, capturing both the serene daily life he shared with his late wife, Yoko, and their cat, Chiro, as well as the profound emptiness that followed their passing. Documenting the balconys gradual transformation leading up to the buildings