Silent histories / Kazuma Obara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Obara, Kazuma, photographer, author.

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Obara, Kazuma.

Massacre survivors--Japan--Biography.

Massacre survivors.

World War, 1939-1945--Children--Japan--Pictorial works.

World War, 1939-1945.

War photography--Japan--History--20th century.

War photography.

Documentary photography--Japan--History--20th century.

Documentary photography.

Photojournalism--Japan--History--20th century.

Photojournalism.

Vernacular photography--Japan--History--20th century.

Vernacular photography.

Photobooks--Japan.

Photobooks.

Artists' books--Specimens.

Artists' books.

Children.

History.

Biography.

Japan.

Genre:

Artists' books.

Biographies.

History.

Pictorial works.

Specimens.

Artists' books -- Spain -- 21st century.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 27 cm + 3 magazines (25 cm) ; 1 facsimile photograph (23 x 31 cm) ; 4 physical disability certificates (11 cm)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Barcelona, España : RM Verlag, S.L. ; México, D.F., México : Editorial RM, .S.A. de C.V., [2015]

Language Note:

In English and Japanese

Summary:

Silent Histories is a book in which Japanese photographer Kazuma Obara tried to depict the lives of children who were injured and became disabled as a result of the U.S. aerial bombing of Japan during World War Two. It has been said that the indiscriminate bombing by U.S. forces during the Pacific War killed 330,000 and left 430,000 Japanese citizens injured. Japan's economic recovery in the wake of wartime devastation was such that it was referred to as "The Japanese economic miracle". In contrast, children with incurable wounds of war were forced to live a harsh life. They have lived in the shadows, trying to hide their scars and avoid causing trouble by being invisible, trying hard to cover their pain. This book gives voice to their histories which have been kept silent for 69 years. This book consists of 7 victims' stories including their current portraits, found photos, and propaganda magazines which were published by the Japanese government during the war period.

Notes:

Inserted are: 3 replicas of Japanese goverment published Propaganda Magazine (between 1938 and 1948) ; 1 facsimile photograph ; 4 replicas of physical disability certificates.

"Indiscriminate bombing by U.S. forces during the Pacific War massacred 330,000 Japanese citizens and injured 430,000 others. ... children with war injuries have been forced to live harsh lives, unable to cure their wounds. They have lived in the shadows, hiding their scars and sparing others the pain of seeing them, doing their utmost to conceal their pain ..."

"What we must understand (those of us who have never experienced war)" -- essay by Kazuma Obara

"Silent Histories was originally published in 2014 in a limited edition of 45 handmade copies, Tokyo / 2014" -- Colophon.

ISBN:

9788416282302

8416282307

OCLC:

936588087