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The Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography, is a museum in Hōki, Tottori, Japan that is solely dedicated to exhibiting and archiving the work of the photographer Shoji Ueda. The museum was founded in 1995. The collection consists of over 12,000 works by Shoji Ueda. The building was designed by Shin Takamatsu.
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Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography

353-3 Sumura, Hoki, Saihaku District, Tottori 689-4107, Japan
4.4(500)
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The Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography, is a museum in Hōki, Tottori, Japan that is solely dedicated to exhibiting and archiving the work of the photographer Shoji Ueda. The museum was founded in 1995. The collection consists of over 12,000 works by Shoji Ueda. The building was designed by Shin Takamatsu.

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4.4
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5.0
1y

Stunning building and beautiful view of Daisen. However, and it pains me to say this, I was really disappointed by the lack of personal artifacts for more in-depth context of his work. The two short documentaries with near identical content helped a little bit. Also I think in total there was less than 60 works on display (from an archive of 12,000).

It would have been nice to see photos of Ueda when he was young, replicas of cameras he used, contact sheets, notebooks or other ephemera that showed his thinking. For his fashion series—showing the ads or magazines they were shot for would have been interesting. His many awards!! Hello!!

For a museum in his name it didn’t feel all that intimate. I guess with all the time and effort it took to get here I felt a little bit slighted. But again, the space is gorgeous so if you’re willing to make the trek and the weather is good definitely stop by.

Access notes: I ended up spending over 4000yen on a taxi from Yonago Station. Whoops! Just as well though because Kishimoto Station is teeny tiny. If you have a Japanese phone you could call a cab from this station and save some yen. Or wait for the bus or walk ~35min uphill. If you’re traveling through this area you already know you need cash but entrance is 1000yen cash.

Merch: Cash only because their system was down. Wanted the book but only had enough yen left for the poster. They didn’t have tubes so had to carry it in a small bag. Please offer tubes for sale for posters!

TL;DR: Go if you’re already in the area and wanna get a nice view of Daisen and see a few...

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4.0
10y

島根県の珈琲館湖北店から鳥取県のここ “植田正治写真美術館”に今 到着したところだ。 山陰の秀峰 大山 (daisen) を借景に 前衛的モダニズム建築のこの建物は どこかトリコロールな風合いを漂わせ 四体のキュビカルなアーキテクチャーをメインに据えて威風堂々 大山に顔を向けあぐらをかいている。 建物のフォルムが小生には真空管式メインアンプの幻想と重なる。 例えば四体の内の一体目をパワートランスとすると 二体目はチョークトランス 三および四体目が左右の出力トランスとなる。 この建築物はメカニカルコンストラクショナルシステムズだ‼︎

建築は当時 岸本町 町長 故 野口辰猪氏 町政のもと (間違っていたら御免なさい) 設計 高松伸氏によって1994年には美術館は完成したと聞いている。

ところでカメラは距離計 ラジオは周波数計 つまり測定器として始った。 そこから様々な捻りと不純を加え 今日が確立された。 さて 第二次世界大戦で日本はアメリカに大敗し 二等国になりさがった。 にもかかわらず ライフの カールマイダンス (CARL MYDANS) やデイヴィッドダグラスダンカン (DAVID DOUGLAS DUNCAN) はドイツのライカやコンタックスボディーに日本製交換レンズを換装し 大戦後 アジア地域の戦場に赴いた。 カメラは 文字づくめの報道をヴィジュアル面で補完するツールだった。 補う為には精緻な画像こそ 必須だった。 極寒の地でもヘリコイドが摺動し コマ収差や分解能もドイツ製に勝る日本製交換レンズへとシフトしていったのがその理由だった。 厳寒のシャッタートラブルからボディーも……やがてオールジャパンに代わってしまった。 撮られた写真をマッカーサーや軍部が読む。 アメリカやイギリス ・フランス・オーストラリアなどの諸国民が新聞・雑誌で見る。 まつ毛の1本まで鮮鋭に捉えた日本製。 一体なに‼︎……戦勝国アメリカが認めた 敗け犬の日本製を使う……この有りようは? 今 植田正治作品から完全に乖離 (kairi) してしまっている……が 何故かカメラのみならず作品にあっても それは 日本人の底を流れる 固有の特異的発想と知性 そして理論と実際の研究心の賜物か? 植田正治氏の表現スタイルは 海外では UEDA-CHO と呼ばれて久しい。 海外はこのセンセーショナルな表現スタイルに驚き いたく感動した。

伯耆の国が生んだ写真家 植田正治氏作品を鑑賞させてもらって思うに 一点一点に答えはない。 鑑賞者のなかにある……とでも仰ってるようだ。 全て鑑賞し終えて一つ思った事がある。 寄贈された15,000点の作品を生み出す為には どれだけのシャッターを切ってこられたのだろう。 カメラ1台換算で50万回だろうか 100万回だろうか? カメラの角はメッキが剥がれて生地が見え 塗膜も擦り切れ 所々の傷が勲章の様についていたりして。 こうした機材はより一層 植田正治氏の息づかいに近づくことができる。 作品を舘の第1心臓とすれば 遺品は第2の心臓になりはしないか ⁇ 来館者に ありし日々の時間が再現出来るのであれば 誠に惜しい。

写真家 故 植田正治氏を訪ねる旅も 大山の地で終わりを迎えた。 植田正治氏は死するとも 今も作品を通して語り続ける。 やっぱり名匠ですね。 清々 (sugasuga)...

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5.0
6y

Very beautiful modern museum dedicated to a photographer's love for taking pictures of his daily observations. We spent close to 2.5 hours, enjoying the exhibits and the video of his life story. The museum's location is near the foot of Mt Daisen, so you can see it in the distance from the glass windows.

Although there is a small cafe and souvenir shop, it does not serve food, only hot coffee. Ample parking spaces available and it is not...

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Stunning building and beautiful view of Daisen. However, and it pains me to say this, I was really disappointed by the lack of personal artifacts for more in-depth context of his work. The two short documentaries with near identical content helped a little bit. Also I think in total there was less than 60 works on display (from an archive of 12,000). It would have been nice to see photos of Ueda when he was young, replicas of cameras he used, contact sheets, notebooks or other ephemera that showed his thinking. For his fashion series—showing the ads or magazines they were shot for would have been interesting. His many awards!! Hello!! For a museum in his name it didn’t feel all that intimate. I guess with all the time and effort it took to get here I felt a little bit slighted. But again, the space is gorgeous so if you’re willing to make the trek and the weather is good definitely stop by. Access notes: I ended up spending over 4000yen on a taxi from Yonago Station. Whoops! Just as well though because Kishimoto Station is teeny tiny. If you have a Japanese phone you could call a cab from this station and save some yen. Or wait for the bus or walk ~35min uphill. If you’re traveling through this area you already know you need cash but entrance is 1000yen cash. Merch: Cash only because their system was down. Wanted the book but only had enough yen left for the poster. They didn’t have tubes so had to carry it in a small bag. Please offer tubes for sale for posters! TL;DR: Go if you’re already in the area and wanna get a nice view of Daisen and see a few interesting photos.
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