Michael Hoppen Gallery is delighted to present an important group of Ishiuchi Miyako’s early work, made in the artist’s hometown, Yokosuka, and its neighbouring city, Yokohama. Ishiuchi Miyako (b. 1947) began her photographic career in the 1970s, shooting these familiar streets and buildings, which were transformed into one of the largest American naval bases in the Pacific during the post-war …
Michael Hoppen Gallery is delighted to present an important group of Ishiuchi Miyako’s early work, made in the artist’s hometown, Yokosuka, and its neighbouring city, Yokohama. Ishiuchi Miyako (b. 1947) began her photographic career in the 1970s, shooting these familiar streets and buildings, which were transformed into one of the largest American naval bases in the Pacific during the post-war period. For over ten years, Ishiuchi documented this alien presence, capturing not only traces of the Occupation which lingered decades after the war, but also charging her work with a subjectivity …
