Silhouettes of ravens and their gleaming eyes emerge from the shadows in this photograph. Ravens are part of daily life in Japan, but because they are dark, small, and constantly moving, they are particularly difficult to capture in film. Between 1976 and 1986, following a divorce, Masahisa Fukase wandered through Hokkaido prefecture, his birthplace, as well as Kanazawa, his ex-wife’s birthplace, and took pictures of the desolate landscape to underscore his solitude. This photograph is included in his 1986 publication Ravens.
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Masahisa Fukase深瀬昌久 (Japanese, 1934–2012), Ishikawamon, Kanazawa, 1977. Gelatin silver print; 30.6 x 44.9 cm (image), 40.4 x 50.7 cm (sheet). Gift of Robert Gambee, Class of 1964 (x1986-120)
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