Mushrooms from the forest 2011 / by Takashi Homma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Honma, Takashi, 1962-

Contributor:

Alfred H. Gumaer Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Honma, Takashi, 1962-.

Honma, Takashi.

Documentary photography--Japan.

Documentary photography.

Mushrooms.

Photography of trees.

Japan--Pictorial works.

Japan.

Photography of trees--Japan.

Mushrooms--Japan--Pictorial works.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

288 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Takashi Homma : Mushrooms from the forest 2011

Place of Publication:

Tokyo : Blind Gallery, 2011.

Language Note:

English and Japanese text.

Summary:

From publisher: "The earthquake and subsequent tsunami of March 11th, 2011, near Japans Tohoku region, led to the catastrophic equipment failures and nuclear disaster of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Six months later, on September 15th, the Japanese government prohibited the gathering and ingestion of any mushrooms grown in the forty-three cities of Fukushima prefecture. Traces of radiation exceeding safety limits were detected in some wild mushroom varieties. Fungi inherently absorb radiation much more rapidly than other organisms. My Geiger counter detected a greatly elevated level of radiation in the lush forests of Fukushima when compared to the regions urban areas. The wild mushrooms in the photographs assembled here are from those forests. Takashi Homma, who started his career as a photographer in the 1990s, selected immature children and young folks as a photographic subject. Tokyo Suburbia, which is his early renowned artwork, presents their living environment and overall atmosphere by photography. Throughout his career Homma has presented his photography themed on urban cities although in addition to cities his field photography has been greatly expanded. He has photographed mountains sea and our surrounding world widely while displaying an amazing eye for detail. Mushrooms From The Forest 2011 by Takashi Homma is an artwork undertaken to photograph the forest and mushrooms. The forest is one of the most common places for us to feel the nature and we also take care of and maintain the forest. The forest is a part of our surrounding world and has had a deep relationship with us. An accident happened in a forest in Japan. High radiation levels were recorded there and therefore collecting and eating the mushrooms from this forest has not been approved."

Notes:

Limited edition in blue or beige cover of 950 copies.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alfred H. Gumaer Fund.

Fine Arts Rare copy purchased for the Penn Libraries from Dashwood Books in 2016.

ISBN:

9784990525460

4990525469

OCLC:

823510236