「しまくとぅばで語る戦世」 VOICES OF THE WAR ERA IN SHIMAKUTUBA

Toyomitsu Higa, Japan 1997, 65 Min., Indigenous Ryukyuan Languages, Japanese with English subtitlesFollowed by a talk with Toyomitsu Higa and Thaís OmineThe evening continues with Voices of the War Era in Shimakutuba. Toyomitsu Higa’s practice has traveled across the region: invited to the Gwangju Biennale (2014), he withdrew his work days after the opening to protest state censorship, in solidarity with a censored fellow artist. His work persistently articulates solidarity between Okinawa and Jeju Island—twin sites of civilian massacre and ongoing militarization. Higa also collaborated closely with bone-activist Takashi Gushiken, documenting his decades-long practice of returning war dead to families.Toyomitsu Higa is one of the most influential photographers documenting Okinawan society and culture. Born in Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan, in 1950, he has devoted his practice to recording Okinawa’s rituals, landscapes, and everyday life, revealing the cultural and spiritual layers embedded