Takeshi Ishikawa, Artist Talk

Join us on October 12 as the Center for Creative Photography, in collaboration with the Etherton Gallery, proudly present renowned photographer Takeshi Ishikawa to the stage at the CCP auditorium. Ishikawa will generously share his unique journey assisting W. Eugene Smith and Aileen Mioko Smith in crafting the iconic photographic masterpiece known as "Minamata."

In 1971, W. Eugene Smith returned to Japan with his wife, Aileen Mioko Smith, to photograph the environmental catastrophe in Minamata. Minamata, the small fishing village on the west coast of Japan, was polluted with mercury waste by the local plastic producer, Chisso. Local villagers experienced innumerable and irrevocable health diseases and deaths due to the contamination. 

Ishikawa's artist talk entitled "Bringing W. Eugene Smith's photo book "Minamata: A Warning to the World" to publication" recounts his fated encounter with W. Eugene Smith in a train station in Japan that led to three years of living and collaborating with the Smiths, including photographing behind the scene footage of the creation of the body of work. 

Take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity to witness this one-of-a-kind artist talk at the Center for Creative Photography.