NAOYA HATAKEYAMA
KESENGAWA
Published by Light Motiv, 2012
Book size 30 x 19 cm
Pages around 120
Hardcover
Languages French and English
After the tsunami destroyed his hometown, Naoya Hatakeyama decided to return and see the damage caused by the disaster. On the way to Rikuzentakata, he wrote a diary which was transcribed in "Kesengawa". His texts accompany the images taken before and after the tsunami. The panorama of this town on the northeast coast of Japan changes dramatically from a peaceful nature to a destroyed cluster of housing.
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After the tsunami destroyed his hometown, Naoya Hatakeyama decided to return and see the damage caused by the disaster. On the way to Rikuzentakata, he wrote a logbook that was transcribed in "Kesengawa " His texts will accompany the images taken before and after the disaster. We can see the radical change in the panorama of this city located on the north-east coast of Japan, going from a peaceful nature to a destroyed mass of dwellings.