{"product_id":"ishiuchi-miyako-traces-9781597115735","title":"Ishiuchi Miyako: Traces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first English-language survey of a pathbreaking figure in Japanese art.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough subjects as diverse as old apartment blocks, human scars, kimono fabrics, personal belongings of the deceased, and even her own water-damaged prints, Ishiuchi Miyako manifests the invisible, capturing time, atmosphere, and memory in photographic form. Her work is at once deeply personal and evocative of the wider world hinted at by the traces recorded within the frame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince beginning her career in the 1970s, Ishiuchi has become one of Japan's foremost photographers, leading the way for female practitioners in a scene that has traditionally been male dominated. \u003ci\u003eIshiuchi Miyako: Traces\u003c\/i\u003e charts the course of her practice over fifty years and identifies themes that resurface throughout her work, including her relationship with place, the passage of time, and the bodies and possessions of people, always with an emphasis on materiality and ephemerality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree thematic sections--\u003ci\u003eTown\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSkin \u0026amp; Scars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThings Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e--include series such as \u003ci\u003eYokosuka Story\u003c\/i\u003e, which documents her hometown; \u003ci\u003e1 - 9 - 4 - 7\u003c\/i\u003e, in which she photographed the hands and feet of fifty women born in the same year as her; and \u003ci\u003eFrida\u003c\/i\u003e, which catalogues the possessions of the artist Frida Kahlo. The major photographic series appear alongside lesser-known works and previously unpublished material. With extracts from Ishiuchi's previous writings, an in-depth interview by Lena Fritsch, and a newly commissioned essay by Ishiuchi herself, the artist's voice is present throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ishiuchi Miyako\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aperture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 8.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597115735","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46858633642121,"sku":"9781597115735","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c0f377bb-4397-45f6-8978-bc7c2653dd5c.jpg?v=1780983362","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/ishiuchi-miyako-traces-9781597115735","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}