Miyako Ishiuchi - Scars - 2005

Shrinkwrapped copy, as new.

《Scars》 由石内美也子（Miyako Ishiuchi）所著，是一部深刻的摄影集，记录了由于事故、疾病、自杀未遂与战争在人体上留下的物理痕迹。该书在1990年代初开始的十三年间创作，标志着石内从拍摄城市风景向捕捉人皮肤的亲密、近距离纹理的重大职业转型。

与传统的医学摄影不同，石内ichi views scars not as disfigurements, but as "battle wounds and symbols of victory". They represent survival and the strength required to overcome life's adversities.

Ishiuchi describes scars as a highly private realm, akin to personal secrets that are typically hidden away from public view.

She treats skin as a physical canvas where personal and collective history is permanently etched. She frequently compares photographs to scars, as both serve as visible markers of the past and triggers for memory.

The book features large-scale, high-contrast monochrome prints. It utilizes intense close-ups that focus on skin textures, the unevenness of flesh, and the subtle shadows created by sutures.

The photos mask the full identity of the subjects to protect their anonymity while capturing the unique individuality of their wounds.

Each photograph is presented without an elaborate narrative. Instead, Ishiuchi only provides the year the trauma occurred and the underlying cause (e.g., "Accident 1976" or "Scald 1960"

This series laid the thematic foundation for Ishiuchi’s later internationally acclaimed projects. The exact same approach of looking at the "intimate residue of history" on surfaces led directly to her later books like "Mother's" (photographing her deceased mother's personal items) and "Hiroshima" (photographing the clothing worn by atomic bomb victims).