Shimpei Takeda (born in Japan) is a visual artist and filmmaker who has lived and worked in New York City since 2002. While primarily working with photographic material, he has also collaborated with composers and sound artists through his video works. His video work has been shown internationally, including
Essl Collection of Contemporary Art,
Weisman Art Museum
Weisman Art Museum is an art museum at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1934 as University Gallery, the museum was originally housed in an upper floor of the university's Northrop Auditorium. In 1993, the museum ...
,
and
Austin Museum of Art
Austin refers to:
Common meanings
* Austin, Texas, United States, a city
* Austin (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Austin (surname), a list of people and fictional characters
* Austin Motor Company, a British car manufactu ...
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After the
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
The Fukushima nuclear accident was a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan, which began on 11 March 2011. The cause of the accident was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which r ...
occurred within 40 miles to where his family resides, Takeda started his on-going projec
''Trace – cameraless records of radioactive contamination'' Radiation in the contaminated soil exposes photographic materials as direct and physical documentation of the disaster.
References
External links
Official Website
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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