Yu Tsukada | Illustration Documentary and "Seeing the Places We See 5—A History of Tottori's Cinemas & Rental Video Shops Illustrated" (Part 2)
This article discusses the second part of a project documenting Tottori's cinema and rental video shop history using illustration documentary methods.Summary
This article explores the significance of the illustration documentary method, focusing on the works by illustrator Clara depicting the exteriors of Tottori's cinemas and rental video shops. Sasaki and Kijima explain that to compensate for the lack of local materials, it is necessary to solicit information beyond the community of dedicated film lovers, a strategy that successfully led to the provision of a free paper. Clara's illustrations, created amid insufficient documentation, involved imagining colors from monochrome photos or boldly trimming areas not visible in existing records. By leaving unpictured sections to the viewer's imagination, she aims to engage their proactivity; her pictogram-like representations illuminate people's memories by filling in the gaps. This practice holds the potential to describe local film history using a framework distinct from the "center and periphery" structure.
(Source：artscape)