Tokyo. Parolu-sha. 1980. First Edition. 4 volumes, Small 4to, ca
20pp each. Printed wraps as issued. Numerous Black & White plates.
Text in Japanese. From a very small print run, with few copies
surviving. The original negatives and photographs have long since been
lost. More images available on request. . Hardcover.. Book: Near Fine. .
A complete set of Photo Mail Okinawa, originally produced for his show
at CAMP in 1980. No institutional copies at the time of writing, in
addition Kitajima reputedly does not have a file copy of the work
himself. Very new wave and somewhat zine-ish in feel, they document the
people and Scenes of Koza- primarily hostesses, drunkards and African
American G.I.'s. The photographs are harsh, haphazard and a filled with a
sense of chaos and urgency, channeling an almosy punk like energy.
Reads like a gritty and seedy parallel universe. A post Provoke/Workshop
masterpiece.