Publisher/集英社

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"Hiroshima" is a photo collection by leading Japanese female photographer Miyako Ishiuchi. After studying weaving at Tama Art University, Ishiuchi began self-taught photography in 1975, garnering attention for her grainy monochrome images of Yokosuka, where she spent her adolescence, and former red-light districts across Japan. Since the 1990s, Ishiuchi has been passionately creating close-ups of bodies that mark time and memory, such as in works like "1, 9, 4, 7" and "Mothers." This book features photographs of personal belongings, such as clothing and accessories of atomic bomb survivors, which were housed at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in 2007. While Tsuchida Hiromi also photographs personal belongings, Ishiuchi initially hesitated to take on the theme of Hiroshima = atomic bomb, a theme that has been captured by many photographers. However, upon her first visit to Hiroshima and encountering the remains, she was captivated by the beauty and style of the clothing, despite the destructive imagery. Despite the heavy history, these photographs give the impression that people at the time also enjoyed fashion and had a lifestyle that supported it.