SHIKAWATARI

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Shikawatari (“Deer Crossing”) is Chieko Shiraishi’s long-awaited new work, released five years after her photo book Shimakage. In this black-and-white work, Shiraishi presents a series of poetic images taken in wintry Dōtō in Eastern Hokkaido. The central theme is a herd of deer that Shiraishi encountered while travelling; the shy animals wander the snowy landscapes, across frozen lakes and barren forests. Shiraishi keeps her distance to the animals. In some photos, they let her come near, but they always keep a watchful eye on her. She encounters other animals as well – large birds, foxes – and wide, clear landscape shots give us a sense of the surroundings. Shiraishi’s series masterfully creates a sense of wonder, as if one is at the doors to a world of magic realism, as if the deer have decided to permit us access to an otherwise secret part of the natural world.

  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Sokyusha, 2020
  • Book Size: 273 x 225 mm
  • Language: Japanese/English