Mighty Silence. Images of Destruction. The Great Earthquake and Tsunami of East Japan and Fukushima
Handa Yasushi
Skira
English Text.
Milano, 2013; bound, pp. 250, 108 b/w and col. ill., 108 b/w and col. plates, cm 22x31,5.
(Fotografia).
series: Fotografia
ISBN: 88-572-1557-1 - EAN13: 9788857215570
Subject: Photography
Places: Out of Europe
Extra: Oriental Art and Culture
Languages:
Weight: 1.706 kg
This volume is an extraordinary photographic report by the famous Japanese fashion photographer Yasushi Handa, taken a few weeks after the terrible earthquake and tsunami that battered the eastern coastline of Japan in March 2011.
It includes the detailed history of the provinces affected by the disaster, an accessible scientific explanation of the reasons why such an event can occur, and a look to the future that talks clearly about how damage can be limited and how nuclear disasters can be prevented.
The book also reveals the composure of the Japanese people and their incredible capacity to resurrect themselves.
The photographs were exhibited in Tokyo, Kobe, and Okinawa between January and March 2012 and were admired by a great number of visitors