Main entry:

Handa, Yasushi, 1955- photographer.

Title & Author:

Mighty silence : images of destruction : the great 2011 earthquake and tsunami of east Japan and Fukushima / Yasushi Handa ; translations, Ayako Ishida and Joy Onozuka from original Japanese texts, Sylvia Notini from original Italian text.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Milan : Skira ; London : Thames & Hudson [distributor], [2012]

Description:

261 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm

Notes:
Translated from the Italian and Japanese.
Includes bibliographical references.
20 days post disaster / Yasushi Handa -- A prayer of hope, from the edge of despair / Toru Takimoto -- In the eyes of a man from a disaster rescure team / Tetsuya Abe -- Silent tragedy / Stefano Carrer -- The ancient whisper / Tetsuo Yamaori -- Photographs of the sublime: Y. Handa's great work / Hideki Kuwajima -- Seeds of hope from the abyss of disaster / Satoru Wakabayashi -- Fukushima: 18 months after / Yasushi Handa.
"Translations, Ayako Ishida and Joy Onozuka from original Japanese texts, Sylvia Notini from original Italian text." -- Title page verso.

Summary:

An acclaimed fashion photographer provides a personal, luminous, and moving account of post-tsunami Japan. 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 2010. 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. All this in an elegant volume -- published worldwide exactly two years after the events described -- that is a must for enthusiasts of photography and contemporary history, as well as for those who want to understand more about the reality that surrounds us. The photographs were exhibited in Tokyo, Kobe, and Okinawa between January and March 2012 and were admired by a great number of visitors.

Resources:
TOC

ISBN:

9788857215570 (hbk.)
8857215571 (hbk.)

Subject:

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 Pictorial works.
Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 Social aspects Pictorial works.
Tremblement de terre et tsunami du Nord-Est, Japon, 2011 Ouvrages illustrés.
Tremblement de terre et tsunami du Nord-Est, Japon, 2011 Aspect social Ouvrages illustrés.
Photography.
Social aspects
Fotografie
Tsunami
Erdbeben
Japan Tōhoku Region
Fukushima

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 282957
Call No.: BIB 220879
Status: Available