Screen LibraryIn the wake : Japanese photographers respond to 3/11 /
The catastrophic events of March 11, 2011-the earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant-have been called 'the triple disaster' in Japan. Among the first artists to respond to these experiences were photographers. Some attempted to documen...
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MFA Publications,
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| Publisher Address: | Boston, Massachusetts : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The catastrophic events of March 11, 2011-the earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant-have been called 'the triple disaster' in Japan. Among the first artists to respond to these experiences were photographers. Some attempted to document the devastation, while others ruminated on the meaning and use of photography in the wake of tragedy. As the immediate effects of the earthquake and tsunami gave way to nuclear disaster, artists began to respond to the challenges of depicting an invisible threat that calls up the collective memory of Hiro |
| Carrier Form: | 207 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 33 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780878468270 (hardback) : |
| Index Number: | HV600 2011 |
| CLC: | J439.9(313) |
| Call Number: | J439.9(313)/I356 |
| Contents: | Director's foreword -- Prologue / Anne Nishimura Morse, Anne E. Havinga -- Nobuyoshi Araki -- K |