MIYAKO ISHIUCHI
CHILDHOOD GARNMENTS
Published by Sokyusha in 2016
Book size 22.2x27cm
94 pages
Hardcover
Language English, Japanese
Limited to 800 copies
Ishiuchi Miyako's Childhood Garments presents a series of portraits which delve into the power of objects and memories. Tied alongside her images which capture the personal artifacts of subjects as private as her mother to famous individuals within the public sphere; Frida Kahlo, Ishiuchi Miyako's photographs bring forth an intimacy shared between a person and an object into a realm of public experience. Working with Shinjoji Temple located in Kanazawa, Childhood Garments illustrates a collection of kimono worn and created specifically for the young. Known as hyakutoku kimono and semamori, the portraits capture the embodied thoughts, prayers and lives of both community and family for the new born child.
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Ishiuchi Miyako’s Childhood Garments presents a series of portraits that explore the power of objects and memories. Linked to her images that capture the personal artifacts of both private subjects such as her mother, and famous individuals in the public sphere such as Frida Kahlo, Ishiuchi Miyako’s photographs bring out the shared intimacy between a person and an object in the realm of public experience. In collaboration with Shinjoji Temple in Kanazawa, Childhood Garments illustrates a collection of kimono worn and created specifically for young people. Known as hyakutoku kimono and semamori, the portraits capture the thoughts, prayers, and embodied lives of community and family for the newborn.