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2011.04.11

Spring 2011 Gallery Exhibition: Akira Kurosaki Photography Exhibition
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"Michinori (former Hansen's Disease Library staff member, Michisuke Yamashita) 2002-2010" (Hansen's Disease Library Tomo no Kai)

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March 26, 2011(soil)From April 10(Day)

Tama Tama Zenshoen National Sanatorium in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, is home to the former Hansen's Disease Library, which was established by Resident Association in 1969. Since its establishment, Mr. Yamashita has been in charge of collecting materials and documents related to Hansen's Disease that were in danger of being lost.
Eventually, Mr. Yamashita's efforts and the enthusiasm of people from national and private universities across the country bore fruit, and the materials that were on the verge of being scattered were collected. Then, in March 2008, much to the regret of its users, Hansen's Disease Library was closed.
The exhibited works are a record of Yamashita's life spanning just a few years, but I want people to take something from these photographs: that there were people here so close to me who lived lives very different from mine.