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Ken Domon

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Domon Ken

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1909-10-25 （Takacho, Sakata Town, Akumi District, Yamagata Prefecture (now Aioi-cho, Sakata City), Japan）
死没
1990-09-15 （Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan） 80歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Sakata, Yamagata (now Sakata City), Japan → Tokyo, Japan (moved in 1916) → Yokohama, Kanagawa (Isogo-ku / Kanagawa-ku), Japan → Tsukiji Akashicho (workplace), Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
Photographer, Writer, Painter
活動期間
1933年〜1990年
所属
Young Photojournalism Study Group, Japan Realism Photographers Group (advisor), Nippon Kobo (former employer)
所属団体
Young Photojournalism Study Group, Japan Realism Photographers Group
影響を受けた人物
Kōtarō Miyauchi (mentor), Yonosuke Natori (mentor / early employer), Edward Steichen
影響を与えた人物
Chosuke Serizawa, Shomei Tomatsu (one of the photographers who submitted to Domon's monthly reviews), Atsushi Miki (disciple / associate), Naomichi Maki (assistant / brother), Takeshi Fujimori, Yoshimichi Ushio

学歴

Old Kanagawa Prefectural Second Middle School (now Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Suiran High School)
期間: 〜1928
卒業年: 1928
国: Japan
Nihon University Specialty School, Department of Law (attended; dropped out)
Law
期間: 在学後中退
国: Japan
Entered but left before graduation
Studio of Kōtarō Miyauchi (apprenticeship; photographic training)
期間: 1933（内弟子）
卒業年: 1933
国: Japan
Lived in as an apprentice and learned photographic basics

受賞歴

Ars Photo Culture Prize (1st)
1943
主催: Ars (publisher)
結果: 受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize (19th)
1971
対象作品: Pilgrimage to Ancient Temples (photo series)
主催: Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1972
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章
Asahi Prize
1978
対象作品: 'Pilgrimage to Ancient Temples' and other works
主催: The Asahi Shimbun Company
結果: 受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
1980
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Visages

1953年 Photobook

A photobook of portraits published in the early postwar period, showing Domon's human-centered realism and his approach to portraiture.

PortraitsExpressions of ordinary peoplePostwar society

Murō-ji

1954年 Photobook

A photobook documenting Murō-ji temple's statues and architecture, an important precursor to the later Pilgrimage to Ancient Temples series.

TemplesBuddhist statuesAntiquities

Hiroshima

1958年 Photobook / Documentary photography

A documentary photobook recording Hiroshima's devastation and aftermath, regarded as a key work of social realism.

WarRecord of affected areasSocial realism

Children of Chikuhō

1960年 Photobook (reportage)

A reportage photobook on children in the Chikuhō coalfield region; notable for Domon's concern to make works available affordably.

ChildrenIndustry and daily lifeSocial conditions

Pilgrimage to Ancient Temples (multi-volume)

1963年 Photobook (major multi-volume series)

A life work photographed with large-format cameras documenting temples and Buddhist sculptures; published across five main volumes.

TemplesBuddhist statuaryJapanese aesthetic / antiquities

全著作

  • Visages (Ars, 1953)
  • Murō-ji (Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1954)
  • Hiroshima (Kenkosha, 1958)
  • Children of Chikuhō (Patria Shoten, 1960)
  • Pilgrimage to Ancient Temples (Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1963-1975)

翻案

  • Animated/minna-no-uta video using Domon's photographs: 'Chigueso - Under the Earth's Sky'

作風・主題

文体
Social realism rooted documentary approachAustere monochrome renderingRelentless pursuit of an image with a strong authorial presence
頻出モチーフ
Temples and Buddhist statuesFaces of ordinary people, children and workersAntique ceramics and kottō (antiques)Documentation of affected areas (Hiroshima)

健康

  • Cerebral hemorrhage
    1960
    Suffered in 1960, recovered and thereafter began the large-format photography for the Pilgrimage to Ancient Temples series.
  • Cerebral hemorrhage (recurrent)
    1968
    Recurrent hemorrhage in 1968 left him with right-side paralysis; he rehabilitated by painting with his left hand while assistants undertook parts of the photography.
  • Cerebral thrombosis
    1979
    Suffered a cerebral thrombosis in 1979 and fell into a coma; his health thereafter declined.

評価・遺産

Domon Ken is recognized as one of Japan's leading postwar photographers, acclaimed for his social realism and monumental temple/antiquities photography. The Domon Ken Memorial Museum in Sakata preserves his works, and prizes and institutions bearing his name continue his legacy.

記念館・博物館

  • Domon Ken Memorial Museum Iimoriyama Park, Sakata, Yamagata, Japan 1983年開館

関連学会

  • Japan Realism Photographers Group (served as advisor)

資料所蔵先

  • Collections of the Domon Ken Memorial Museum
  • Holdings at the National Diet Library (works and publications)

大衆文化への影響

  • Photographs used in NHK 'Minna no Uta' and other audiovisual works
  • Minor planet (5187) Domon was named after him

引用

  • The camera is merely a tool; it is the human and their ideas who take the photograph.
    出典: Comments in monthly critiques (e.g., 'Camera' magazine reviews) (1953年)
  • He advocated the 'absolute non-staging'—an absolute snap approach.
    出典: Writings and lectures (1950s) (1953年)

豆知識

  • He was named the first honorary citizen of Sakata City.
  • Recipient of the Asahi Prize in 1978.
  • The 'Domon Ken Award' was established by the Mainichi Shimbun in 1981.
  • Minor planet (5187) Domon was named in his honor.