Chieko Shiraishi Shimakage - Collotype Portfolio | Chieko Shiraishi | Benrido 2023

Chieko Shiraishi Shimakage - Collotype Portfolio | Chieko Shiraishi | Benrido 2023This portfolio contains six prints made with collotype technique by Benrido with signature photos by Chieko Shiraishi. From publisher's website: "Shimakage is literally translated as Island Shadow and this work brings together varying images taken from Japans surrounding islands and coastal areas. These images are an old retouching technique known as zkin gake which was previously popular amongst amateur photographers in Japan during the 1920s and

it is even forbidden to use the native languages ​​of ethnic groups in public

The book is still wrapped and closed in its box However

My photography is about constantly devoting my body and soul to “I” and “self” between “reality” and “actuality”

clamshell box with slipcase

Before I knew it

" - from publisher's statement

and covered with snow during most of the year

The dustjacket has some light scratches

Some of these pictures from the 1970’s are included as a way to illustrate my initial impulse to photograph still lifes

This book has been browsed a lot

Italy and Paris have also provided a backdrop for his photographic journeys

I was delighted