OKINAWA MON AMOUR
For the present book
© the(M) éditions, IBASHO 2023
Photographs and paintings
© Chloé Jafé
Text
© Élodie Cabrera
The notes from love hotels guest books are anonymous and the transparencies are from found negatives of an unknown author.
Artistic direction: Teun van der Heijden
Printed by Robstolk in the Netherlands
Printed in October 2023
Legal deposit: November 2023
ISBN: 979-10-95424-45-1
With the support of Centre national des arts plastiques
Thanks to:
My favourite ladies Itomi & Yoshiko. Also Kuniko Takakuwa (Madam Laurence)
Seiji Himura for the introduction. Nicolas Deburge, Morika Yoshiyama, Kingo Arakaki, Tamaki Shinako, Kenbo (Masakaya) and his family, Shizuo Harakaki, Tom Shimazawa, Naoko Uchima, Maretugu Furugen, Majiru Nishinda, Misako Oshiro, Marie Nagisa Bouvier and her dad, Kenji Chiga, Sean Lotman, Ariko Inaoka and Jim Goldberg.
Yoneda Tetsuya and the Fanfare bar for the talks.
Linda Iha for the long nights of roaming.
Kuniko Uesato and Ai Shinjo for their precious help and support.
Special thanks to Ryuichi Ishikawa. This book would not exist without you.
Teun van der Heijden and Sandra van der Doelen for helping me translate my life into books.
Marie Sepchat and Martijn van Pieterson for making this possible.
Love and gratitude to Bernard, Catherine and Clémentine Jafé for their unconditional support.
In memory of Kuniko Takakuwa (Madam Laurence), Misako Oshiro & Majiru Nishinda. May you Rest In Peace.
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