Chieko Shiraishi - Catalog + Collotype Print Chieko Shiraishi

Chieko Shiraishi — Exhibition Catalog + Collotype Print

An original exhibition catalog produced for Chieko Shiraishi’s solo show at huko (風光), featuring selected works from her acclaimed series Shimakage and Shika Watari.

Her photographs capture a serene light—neither day nor night—and distinct contours that evoke the subtle, dreamlike landscapes of memory. This collection beautifully preserves the quietude and floating nuance central to Shiraishi’s photographic vision.

Encased in pure white, the set opens to reveal a traditional Japanese stab-bound catalog paired with a fine collotype print crafted by the master artisans at Benrido in Kyoto. Collectors may choose their preferred image from three available print options.

• Limited Edition: 300 copies

• Contents: Japanese-bound catalog & 1 Collotype print in a custom slipcase

What is collotype?

Collotype is one of the earliest forms of printing techniques and was invented in France in 1855 by Alphonse Poitevin as a method for photographic fine art printing.  Due to the high level of print and archival quality, it has since been used primarily as a way to reproduce and preserve Japan’s National Treasures and cultural properties. Today Benrido Collotype Atelier remains as one of only a few studios left in the world capable of producing fine colour collotype prints.