Lieko shiga biography of michael

Japanese photographer

Lieko Shiga (志賀理江子; born ) is a Japanese photographer. She is best known for her "Rasen Kaigan" (spiral coast) series.

Career

Shiga was born in Okazaki, Aichi in ^[1] After graduating from high school she enrolled in Tokyo Polytechnic University.

Lieko shiga biography of michael

She left school halfway through the term and enrolled at Chelsea College of Arts in London in She graduated in ^[2] From to , Shiga was part of an Agency of Cultural Affairs program for young artists that allowed her to continue studying in London.

While participating in the program she published Lilly, a photograph collection of people living in her apartment building. She also won the Kimura Ihei Award for Canary, a photograph series taken in Australia and Sendai.^[1]&#;In she won an Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography in New York City.^[3]

After returning to Japan, Shiga moved to Kitakama, Miyagi, where she partnered with a local