[BCMA] ひろしま hiroshima by Ishiuchi Miyako Opens at MOA Oct 13, 7:00 pm

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2011













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ひ ろしま hiroshima by Ishiuchi Miyako












The Audain Gallery, UBC Museum of Anthropology
October 14, 2011—February 12, 2012, The Audain Gallery, MOA
Opening reception, October 13, 7:00 pm - everyone welcome

This powerful exhibition features 48 photographs by Ishiuchi Miyako of clothing and accessories left behind by victims of the 1945 atomic bomb at Hiroshima. Unlike the black-and-white images most often associated with Hiroshima, showing devastated landscapes emptied of humanity, Ishiuchi’s colour photographs represent her own deeply personal, intimate encounters with everyday objects that, unlike the people to whom they once belonged, continue to exist in the present. Testaments to a profound trauma, they also illuminate the beauty, diversity, and complexity of individual lives in ways immediately accessible to contemporary audiences. Included in the exhibition is a 12 min video by Ishiuchi Miyako entitled 'ひろしま Strings of Time,' and an interview with the artist, 'Ishiuchi Miyako's Dialogue with Hiroshima,' recorded for TV broadcast in Japan. (2008, 38 min)

Born in 1947 in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, Ishiuchi began her artistic career in the late 1970s and is now one of that country’s leading contemporary photographers. Her work focuses on the representation of the human body, and her subjects are often directly related to her personal history. She exhibits internationally and her work is held in public collections in Canada and around the world. This is the first time her work will be shown in North America.

A wide range of public programming will accompany the exhibition. For the full list of concerts, conferences, film screenings, talks, and performances taking place at MOA and other Vancouver venues, visit www.moa.ubc.ca/events<http://www.moa.ubc.ca/events>. For more on the exhibition itself, visit www.moa.ubc.ca/exhibits<http://www.moa.ubc.ca/exhibits>.

A book featuring images from the exhibit and essays in English and Japanese will be available in the MOA Shop. Also available will be a catalogue edited by MOA curator Karen Duffek, featuring Ishiuchi Miyako in conversation with Professor John O’Brian, Acting Head, UBC Art History, Visual Art & Theory Department.

Exhibition sponsored in part by Shiseido and Japan Foundation. Media sponsor The Georgia Straight. MOA Curatorial liaison for the exhibition is Karen Duffek, Curator of Contemporary Visual Arts & Pacific Northwest; designer is David Cunningham, Manager, Design/Exhibits; public programs curated by Jill Baird, Curator of Education and Public Programs. Special thanks to Linda Hoaglund for assistance with translation, and to Tama Copithorne for assistance in organizing programming to accompany the exhibition.





















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Images: (right) ひろしま #44 Baby's dress 2007/2008 C-type print 740x1080   Kanahashi, K; (left) ひろしま #88 Wristwatch 2010/2010 C-type print 335x230 Okimoto, S; ひろしま #65 Undergarment 2007/2008 C-type print 108 x740 Segawa, M.



















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