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Kei Ito: The Beginning, in the land around me

Banner image (above): Kei Ito, video still from Aborning New Light, from the New Light Series, 2021, video (scanned chromogenic print, U.S. nuclear testing footage, sunlight) and sound. Image courtesy of the artist.


Kei Ito, (Un)premeditated Inheritance, 2021-2023, WWII-era 20mm anti-aircraft rounds, artist’s hair, and trinitite, 108 bullets: 1 x 1 x 7.25 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.

 

Kei Ito, detail of (Un)premeditated Inheritance, 2021-2023, WWII-era 20mm anti-aircraft rounds, artist’s hair, and trinitite, 108 bullets: 1 x 1 x 7.25 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.

 

Kei Ito, Burning Away #3, 2021, silver gelatin chemigram (sunlight, honey, various oils), eight 20 x 24 inch prints: 96 x 80 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.

 

Kei Ito, Eye Who Witnessed, 2020-ongoing, unique C-print (sunlight, historical archive), 108 8 x 10 inch prints. Image courtesy of the artist.

 

Kei Ito, installation view of Eye Who Witnessed, 2020-ongoing, unique C-print (sunlight, historical archive), 108 8 x 10 inch prints. Image courtesy of the artist.

 

Kei Ito, video stills from New Light-Narrowcast (USA), 2019, from the New Light Series, video (scanned chromogenic print, U.S. nuclear testing footage, sunlight), and sound. Image courtesy of the artist.

 

Kei Ito, video still from New Light-Narrowcast (USA), 2019, from the New Light Series, video (scanned chromogenic print, U.S. nuclear testing footage, sunlight), and sound. Image courtesy of the artist.