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Daisuke Ito "Losolmo Gym"
Zen Foto Gallery
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Daisuke Ito
Daisuke has lived for 4 years in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, visited the slums of Mexico, where he photographed streetwalkers, and Cuba, where he took these pictures of Losolmo gym. Losolmo gym is in Cuba's second city of Santiago. The boys here train barefoot, dressed in little more than rags. The equipment is decrepit. The boxing ring floor is unevenly patched together, the ropes are frayed and there is barely enough equipment to go round and it has produced four world champions. The images are overwhelmingly romantic and beautiful. Each of these impoverished Cuban boys carries the dream of becoming a champion. I think it is not for the money, not even for the fame, but for these boys to be a boxer is the noble and heroic pinnacle of human aspiration.
Schedule | Aug 18 (Wed) 2010-Sep 1 (Wed) 2010 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Zen Foto Gallery http://www.zen-foto.jp/  | ||||
| Location | 2F Piramide Bldg., 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit 1a or 1b at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya or Toei Oedo line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6804-1708 | ||||
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