ISHIUCHI Miyako

ISHIUCHI Miyako 石内 都 (1947.3.27- ) Gunma Pref.

Woman photographer who grew up in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Pref. from 1953 to 1966.

Entered Tama Art Univ. but dropped out in 1970. Works include "Yokosuka Story," which was about the US Naval Base in that city, and "Sawaru Chromosome XY," a photo book on male anatomy, published in 1995.

Recently published "Yokosuka Again 1980-1990," a collection of photos of Yokosuka in the 1980s.

In 2005 at the Venice Art Biennale, featured solo photographer at the Japan Pavilion with an exhibition titled, "mother's 2000-2005--traces of the future." Photos of her deceased mother's personal belongings. (Biennale photos here)

Awards: Kimura Ihe'e Award 1979.

Sawaru Chromosome XY - さわる―Chromosome XY

Reviewed on: May 5, 1999 Last modified: 2005-04-03 Closeups of various parts of the male body. Sawaru means "to touch."

女性しか撮れない「男」の写真。

Published: Oct. 30, 1995 Publisher: Shinchosha ISBN: 4106024160 Price in Japan: ¥1,835 Qualities: Soft cover, B/W photos Size: A5, 136 pp. Language: No text

Finally, something for the ladies. This book is by an award-winning female photographer from Yokosuka, Kanagawa. She photographed several men, both Japanese and non-Japanese, and young and middle-aged.

They include fellow photographers Hajime Sawatari and Masahisa Fukase. You see closeups of various parts like the nipple, buttocks, fingers, chest hair, pubic hair (but no genitals), etc. A lot of skin and texture in B/W.