“Shikishima" is a series of photographs taken during 1969-72 on the photographer Tamiko Nishimura's journeys around the Tohoku, Hokuriku, Kanto, Kansai, and Chugoku regions of Japan. We will show original prints from the photo book "Shikishima" which was first published in 1973. Along with the exhibition, a complete reprinted edition of the book "Shikishima" will be published by Zen Foto Gallery, with a supplement which is composed of unpublished photographs.

"The weather changed often, with strong winds, sunshine, clouds, and rain. I was strongly attracted by the how the light shined, by the smell of flowers, and just by the atmosphere of the place, rather than what I actually saw. Even if I walk through the same place every day, each walk would be different, depending on who I meet or how the light shines. It is not particularly about visiting somewhere new. Still, while watching foreign ships in Kobe Port I dreamed of one day sailing in one to a country I’ve never been to before."
- Tamiko Nishimura

*image (left)
© Tamiko Nishimura
courtesy of Zen Foto Gallery