Michel Huneault, From Trauma to Peaceful Memory – Sophie Mangado
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Authors: Sophie Mangado | Artists: Michel Huneault
After twelve years of stays in Japan, photographer Michel Huneault has amassed an extensive body of documentation on the aftermath of the triple disaster that struck the Tohoku region in 2011 (earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident). From devastation to regeneration, his images bear witness to the “settled memory” taking shape there, as Sophie Mangado writes. In her essay, she examines the three bodies of work that make up POST TOHOKU 2012–2024 and observes how this transformation has also left its mark on Michel Huneault.