Hanami | Aoyama delete Beginning to end

Beginning to end

Objection celebrates beauty’s power to inspire through timeless stories

In the history of graphic design

To look through Leigh Johnson’s viewfinder is to see the world as a series of awkward angles

I have thought about looking at a single image without becoming too conscious of other things that enter the eye

Hanami | Aoyama delete Beginning to endThe title, Hanami Aoyama ????, refers to the tradition of hanami literally "flower viewing", where people gather and celebrate under cherry trees during blossom season, engaging in festive meals and bouts of drinking. Sakura (cherry blossoms), due to their relatively short lifespan, are seen to symbolise the fleeting nature of life, and often planted in cemeteries. This book is set in Aoyama Cemetery, which was a popular destination for such parties.