CHIEKO SHIRAISHI - SHIKAWATARI (SIGNED)

CHIEKO SHIRAISHI
SHIKAWATARI

Published by Sokyu-sha, 2020
Book size 22.5 × 27.3 cm
Pages 79 pages
Hardcover
Language Japanese and English
3rd printing
Signed by the artist

Shikawatari “deer crossing” is a new photobook released by the photographer Chieko Shiraishi of snowy landscapes. The black and white poetic photographs are illustrating frozen lakes and nature of  Dōtō in Eastern Hokkaido, withdrawing the silence from the environment in between the covers of the book. The artist encounters shy animals who are roaming around in the wintry wilderness, while keeping his distance, and observes the creatures through the lens of his camera. With this edition we can easily travel through the captured frozen surroundings and explore the beautiful connection between the photographer, his quiet subjects and natural space.

“While traveling through the wilderness in Dōtō, I encountered a herd of deer crossing the frozen lake in a row, silently. While gazing at the herd, I found a providential, beautiful law of nature, and I felt as though I had witnessed something sacred which is a part of nature. The wilderness of “Dōtō” provides a feeling of oneness with the majestic natural world that I had never before experienced.” (from the artist's statement)

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Shikawatari “deer crossing” is a new photo book published by photographer Chieko Shiraishi of snowy landscapes. The poetic black and white photographs depict the frozen lakes and nature of Dōtō in eastern Hokkaido, removing the silence of the environment between the covers of the book. The artist encounters shy animals wandering in the winter wilderness, while keeping his distance, and observes the creatures through the lens of his camera. With this edition, we can easily travel through the frozen environment captured by his camera and explore the beautiful connection between the photographer, his quiet subjects, and the natural space.

“While traveling through the Dōtō Desert, I encountered a herd of deer crossing the frozen lake in a row, silently. Looking at the herd, I found a beautiful providential law of nature, and I felt as if I had witnessed something sacred that is part of nature. The wild nature of “Dōtō” provides a sense of oneness with the majestic natural world that I had never experienced before.” (Chieko Shiraishi)