Kikuji Kawada
Japanese
1933, Ibaraki, Japan
Photographer Kikuji Kawada discusses Chizu (The Map) (1960–65), his series on the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, the Japanese military, and the post–World War II economic boom in Japan. He describes how he was able to capture sublime and sometimes terrifying aspects of these subjects through abstracted detail.
Works in the Collection
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Kikuji KawadaFloating Fish and a Photographer, from the series Los Caprichos
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Kikuji KawadaFloating Fish and a Photographer, from the series Los Caprichos
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Kikuji KawadaFloating Fish and a Photographer, from the series Los Caprichos -
Kikuji KawadaSunspot and a Helicopter -
Kikuji Kawada90-Year-Old Japanese, A Memorial Decoration from the Showa Emperor, from the series The Map -
Kikuji KawadaThe Ruin of a Stronghold, from the series The Map -
Kikuji KawadaThe A-Bomb Memorial Dome, Scribbles by Tourists, from the series The Map -
Kikuji KawadaPhotograph of the Special Attack Corps, from the series The Map -
Kikuji KawadaA Death by A-Bomb, a Summer Jacket of a Junior High School Boy, from the series The Map -
Kikuji KawadaThe A-Bomb Memorial Dome, Ceiling, Stain and Flaking-Off, from the series The Map -
Kikuji KawadaThe A-Bomb Memorial Dome, Ceiling, Stain and Flaking-Off, from the series The Map -
Kikuji KawadaIron Scraps, from the series The Map -
Kikuji KawadaIron Scraps, from the series The Map -
Kikuji KawadaIron Scraps, from the series The Map -
Kikuji KawadaHinomaru - The Japanese National Flag, from the series The Map
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