OKINAWA by Keiko Nomura [SIGNED]

日本人写真家、野村恵子の作品集。

日本の最南端、美しい珊瑚礁の海に浮かぶ大小の島々、沖縄。古来から船の交易によって日本や他国と繋がりつつ、その独自の文化を開花させてきました。しかし、近代になって時代の波に翻弄され続け、第二次世界大戦では多くの庶民が命を落とし、戦後27年間はアメリカの占領下におかれ、現在も島内には巨大な米軍基地が存在しています。私の母方の先祖は代々何百年と、この島で生まれ死んでいきました。私の魂もこの島に引き寄せられています。今を生き、目前にある沖縄を写したいと思っています。
– 野村恵子

On the southern tip of Japan, Okinawa is an archipelago that floats in the beautiful ocean. In ancient times, seafarers plied the oceans to Japan and other countries, while a unique island culture flourished. However, Okinawa did not escape the wave of modernity that washed over the islands. Many lives were lost during World War II. Okinawa was ruled by the USA for 27 years and huge US military bases still dot the landscape. For hundreds of years, generations of my maternal ancestors were born, raised and died on these islands. My spirit gravitates toward this archipelago. I want to live in the present and capture the Okinawa that lies before me today.
– Keiko Nomura

by Keiko Nomura

REGULAR PRICE ¥3,080  (tax incl.)

softcover
32 pages
210 x 290 mm
color
limited edition of 500 copies
2017

SIGNED BY KEIKO NOMURA

published by PIERRE VON KLEIST EDITIONS