Nina Poppe - AMA

Opening exhibition on legendary Japanese fisherwomen

10 May 2012
  • 2:00 -1:59
  • foam
  • Keizersgracht 609, 1017 DS Amsterdam

Photographer Nina Poppe (Germany, 1979) has spent a significant amount of time together with the Ama. These legendary fisherwomen of the Japanese island of Ise-Shima dive for Abalone, using no equipment, in water that is up to 30 metros deep.

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Opening

The exhibition Ama by Nina Poppe opens on Thursday 10th of May. You are welcome from 5.30 pm onwards!

Ama

Abalone is a type of sea snail that is considered a delicacy and that commands high prices. The diving is dangerous and tiring, yet the divers often continue to practise their trade into old age. Within this centuries-old tradition a big shift is occurring; more and more young women choose life in the cities instead of diving. The abalone are becoming scarcer too, due to the water temperature rising as a result of climate change.

In contrast to earlier photo reportages about the Ama that concentrated on the diving itself, Poppe's work emphasizes the community of the Ama, which is principally run by women. Nina Poppe photographed the life of the Ama both in the water and on the island. Her images reveal the social context in which these women live.

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