Scar #22, Illness-1984, New York

Ishiuchi Miyako Japanese

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Ishiuchi’s scars series explores both physical trauma to the human body and the passage of time, an enduring theme in her work. The closeup views of scars capture in the present the traumas of the past and document the survival of her sitter.

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Scar #22, Illness-1984, New York, Ishiuchi Miyako (Japanese, born Gunma, 1947), Gelatin silver print

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