Kita Kojima is Japan's southernmost island. It is constantly being eroded by waves but refuses to be forgotten. To preserve Japan's exclusive economic zone around it, the goverment of Japan reinforced all four sides with concrete in 1987. 北小島。荒波にもまれながらもかろうじてその存在を世界にアピールする日本最南端の島。日本の排他的経済水域を確保するため、政府はこの島が消滅しないよう1987年に四方をコンクリートで固めた
NAKAMURA Ikuo 中村 征夫
- Collection of
- Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
- Series title
- 100 Underwater Views of the Japanese Archipelago
- Title
- Kita Kojima is Japan's southernmost island. It is constantly being eroded by waves but refuses to be forgotten. To preserve Japan's exclusive economic zone around it, the goverment of Japan reinforced all four sides with concrete in 1987.
- Original title
- 北小島。荒波にもまれながらもかろうじてその存在を世界にアピールする日本最南端の島。日本の排他的経済水域を確保するため、政府はこの島が消滅しないよう1987年に四方をコンクリートで固めた
- Artist Name
- NAKAMURA Ikuo
- Year
- 1985
- Material / Technique
- Silver dye bleach print
- Dimensions
- 390x570mm
- Accession number
- 10106751
- Tokyo Photographic Art Museum “Search the Collection”
- https://collection.topmuseum.jp/Publish/detailPage/12635/
