In March 2011, the north-east of Japan (Tôhoku region) was devastated by the threefold disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident. Place names like Fukushima are on everyone's lips, but only little is known outside Japan about the region's history and culture. The exhibition by the Japan Foundation shows outstanding photographs which were created by 1940 and 2011 and deliver an impressive testimony to the landscape, historical artefacts, local traditions and people's lives.
The exhibition is complemented by a digital presentation of the series "Tôhoku" by renowned German photographer Hans-Christian Schink
Japanisches Kulturinstitut (The Japan Foundation)
Universitätsstr. 98
50674 Köln - Neustadt Süd
09.09. – 19.11.2016
09.09.2016 19.00h
23.09. until 22h
24. + 25.09 11h – 19h
Mon – Fri 9h – 13h + 14h – 17h
Sat 10h – 17h
„Mirai o nazoru“ (Tracing the Future) Documentary about Photographer Naoya Hatakeyama Director: Yôhei Hatakeyama, 2015, 87 min, english subtitled
23.09.2016 18.00h
„Mirai o nazoru“ (Tracing the Future) Documentary about Photographer Naoya Hatakeyama Director: Yôhei Hatakeyama, 2015, 87 min, english subtitled
23.09.2016 20.00h
Lecture by curator Kôtarô Iizawa „Tôhoku-Photographie“
11.10.2016 19.00h
Opening with a lecture by German photographer Hans-Christian Schink
09.09.2016 19h
» Japanisches Kulturinstitut (The Japan Foundation)