Rural Japanese life in the Seventies
The essence of this life was ingrained in me since childhood.
In the Seventies, people were closer to nature, and nature was fertile and abundant.
The Jizo listened to the sad tale of the lullaby.
(July 2015, Shoko Hashimoto)
This exhibition comprises 17 silver gelatin prints, showing the photos taken in the Izuruha part of Itsuki village in Kumamoto prefecture in 1971, and the photos taken in Kaida village located in Kiso district in Nagano prefecture in 1973. Zen Foto Gallery will publish an exhibition catalogue in late September.
