EXPOSED Toukai Mura Kankou Roku [Photo Book]

[Machine Translation] The inauguration of Tokai Village in 1955 coincided with the beginning of nuclear power in Japan. 44 years later, in September of the last year of the 20th century, the shock wave of the criticality accident destroyed the myth of safety. Walking through the village, everything was naked and "EXPOSED" to nuclear weapons. It was an experience that aroused a sense of love that was hard to walk away from amidst the horror. I have been taking photographs, relying on the power of film's sensory perception.

1955年の東海村の発足、それは日本の原子力の始まりと同時であった。44年目、20世紀最後の年の9月、臨界事故の衝撃波は安全神話を崩壊させた。村を歩けば全ては裸で核に曝された「EXPOSED」。それは恐怖の中で立ち去り難い愛しさも湧く体験。フィルムの感じ取る力を頼りに写真を撮ってきた。