An international touring photo exhibition from Japan’s Tohoku region
opens in Sydney later this week.
Curated by photography critic Kotaro
Iizawa, 'Through the Eyes of Contemporary
Japanese Photographers' includes works by ten photographers associated
with the Tohoku region, which was devastated in the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsuami.
“The chief motivation for organising this show was the Great Eastern
Japan Earthquake,” says Iizawa. “The events were reported around the world, and
the news was filled with place names from the Tohoku region, like Fukushima and
Iwate, where the damage was the greatest. Although many people were made aware
of this incredible disaster, there was little reporting on the historical and cultural
background of the region. This exhibition is intended to fill that gap through
the work of photographers.”
The exhibition showcases photography from the 1940s to 2011, just before the earthquake, and
includes images by Teisuke Chiba,
Ichiro Kojima, Hideo Haga, Masatoshi Naito, Masaru
Tatsuki, Hiroshi Oshima, Naoya
Hatakeyama, Meiki Lin, Nao Tsuda and Toru Ito.
The free exhibition runs from 8-21 June 2012 at the Japan Foundation
Gallery (Level 1, Chifley Plaza, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney). Gallery opening
hours: Monday to Saturday, 11am – 4pm.
More information: www.jpf.org.au
Driving off Sparrows, Kitsunezaka, Taiyu Village. Photo by Teisuke Chiba, 1943.
Around Inagaki, Tsugaru-shi. Photo by Ichiro Kojima, 1960.