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Masahisa Fukase — 襟裳岬 [Erimo Misaki] Cape Erimo from 鴉 [Karasu] Ravens
Masahisa Fukase

襟裳岬 [Erimo Misaki] Cape Erimo from 鴉 [Karasu] Ravens

A stark and desolate coastal landscape emerges from Masahisa Fukase's gelatin silver print, where the rugged cliffs of Cape Erimo dissolve into a turbulent, overcast sky. Dense flocks of ravens punctuate the brooding composition, their dark forms scattered across the frame like omens against the raw, windswept terrain of Hokkaido's southernmost tip. The high-contrast black-and-white imagery amplifies the scene's sense of isolation and psychological weight, hallmarks of Fukase's haunting *Ravens* series.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed 1986.

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May 19, 2016

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Masahisa Fukase, 襟裳岬 [Erimo Misaki] Cape Erimo from 鴉 [Karasu] Ravens

A stark and desolate coastal landscape emerges from Masahisa Fukase's gelatin silver print, where the rugged cliffs of Cape Erimo dissolve into a turbulent, overcast sky. Dense flocks of ravens punctuate the brooding composition, their dark forms scattered across the frame like omens against the raw, windswept terrain of Hokkaido's southernmost tip. The high-contrast black-and-white imagery amplifies the scene's sense of isolation and psychological weight, hallmarks of Fukase's haunting *Ravens* series.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed 1986.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Photograph, Japanese, Poetic, Landscape, Gelatin Silver Print, Nature, Birds, Black and White, Contemporary

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