Produced by members of the rephoto lab at University of Tsukuba. The symposium and accompanying exhibition are funded by a Graphic Culture Research Grant from the DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion.
Rephotography is the collective name for photographic practices that involve identifying locations in previously made images and photographing them again. Following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, various rephotography projects appeared along the east coast of Tohoku. Many such projects have immediate value for illustrating recovery and reconstruction, but recent scholarship suggests they can go beyond 'before and after' comparisons to examine also how that change is understood.
The objective of this symposium is to discuss the value and future of rephotography along Tohoku’s recovering coast. As rephotography of the recovering coast of Tohoku extends into a fourteenth year, now is a good time to discuss change in representations of change, and to consider how such changes can continue to be represented as visual culture navigates a post-AI future. For the symposium, we will hear from photographers and institutions who have chosen to revisit a relationship with the recovering region.
PROGRAM (Japanese–English consecutive translation is provided)
16:00-16:05 Opening remarksーWILLIAM ANDREWS (Sofia University)
16:05-16:20 Introduction to rephotography一GARY McLEOD (University of Tsukuba)
16:20-16:40 Speaker 1一MAYUMI SUZUKI
16:40-17:00 Speaker 2一SHIN TOMINAGA
17:05-17:25 Speaker 3一SENDAI MEDIATHEQUE
17:25-17:45 Speaker 4一PENGKUEI BEN HUANG
17:45-18:05 Speaker 5一TOSHIYA WATANABE
18:15-18:55 Moderated discussion一all speakers
18:55-19:00 Closing remarksーGARY McLEOD (University of Tsukuba)
***All times are Japan Standard Time***
Held via Zoom. All are welcome. Participation is free, advance registration required.
Registration deadline is Thursday, December 12th.
To register, click here: https://forms.office.com/r/Er4Nu1f3jp
An exhibition related to the symposium is being held at University of Tsukuba until December 26th. A digital twin of the exhibition can be visited here: https://matterport.com/discover/space/ufxNpg62oGA
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