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Ishiuchi Miyako — 絶唱 、横須賀ストーリー Yokosuka Story
Ishiuchi Miyako

絶唱 、横須賀ストーリー Yokosuka Story

A raw and visceral series of gelatin silver prints, Ishiuchi Miyako's *Yokosuka Story* documents the gritty, scarred landscape of the port city where she grew up, a place forever marked by the presence of American military bases in postwar Japan. The 22 unique prints pulse with a stark, high-contrast intensity that mirrors the tension between intimacy and alienation, memory and place. Shot in the late 1970s, the work established Ishiuchi as a powerful voice in Japanese photography, transforming personal history into a haunting meditation on identity, loss, and the wounds left by occupation.

Medium
22 unique gelatin silver prints, printed 1979.

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May 18, 2018

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Ishiuchi Miyako, 絶唱 、横須賀ストーリー Yokosuka Story

A raw and visceral series of gelatin silver prints, Ishiuchi Miyako's *Yokosuka Story* documents the gritty, scarred landscape of the port city where she grew up, a place forever marked by the presence of American military bases in postwar Japan. The 22 unique prints pulse with a stark, high-contrast intensity that mirrors the tension between intimacy and alienation, memory and place. Shot in the late 1970s, the work established Ishiuchi as a powerful voice in Japanese photography, transforming personal history into a haunting meditation on identity, loss, and the wounds left by occupation.

Medium
22 unique gelatin silver prints, printed 1979.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Acclaimed Photographer, Melancholic Mood, Post-War Japan, Japanese Artist, Documentary Photography, Black and White Photography, Late 20th Century, Silver Gelatin Print, Female Photographer, Urban Landscape

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