--- title: "Toshio Shibata, Constructed Landscapes" date: 2013-04-20T00:00:00-04:00 author: Caroline Herr canonical_url: "https://www.pem.org/exhibitions/toshio-shibata-constructed-landscapes" section: Exhibitions --- ![Toshio Shibata, Constructed Landscapes](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/pem-org/general/exToshioShibata_3600_01.jpg) Past Exhibition # Toshio Shibata, Constructed Landscapes On view April 20, 2013 to August 31, 2014 [Become a member](/membership) Today's hours: 10 am–5 pm Monday 10 am–5 pm Tuesday Closed Wednesday Closed Thursday 10 am–5 pm Friday 10 am–5 pm Saturday 10 am–5 pm Sunday 10 am–5 pm ## Through his lens, riverbeds can look like origami, and waterfalls resemble kimono. One of Japan's preeminent landscape photographers, Toshio Shibata is known for exploring the delicate balance between human-made structures and nature. Photographing erosion control barriers, water catchments, roads, dams and bridges, he examines the unique appearance of such structures in his native land. Through his lens, riverbeds can look like origami, and waterfalls resemble kimono. This exhibition of 28 large-format works will be the artist's first solo show in an American museum since 1995 and the first time his color pictures will be shown in America. Shibata was recently featured in a two-person show at the National Arts Center, Tokyo, and in a solo retrospective at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum. All works are by Toshio Shibata, and appear courtesy of the artist; Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica; and Laurence Miller Gallery, New York. Black and white works are gelatin silver prints, color works are color coupler prints. Support provided by the East India Marine Associates of the Peabody Essex Museum. ### Toshio Shibata, Constructed Landscapes Watch the exhibition trailer and see works on view. ### Artist Conversation Meet the artist and learn more about Shibata's remarkable photographs. ## Keep exploring ![A craze for Japanese art](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/pem-org/general/blog_ACrazeJapanese_1700_share.jpg) Blog A craze for Japanese art 7 Min Read [Read now](https://www.pem.org/blog/a-craze-for-japanese-art) ![Onna norimono (noblewoman’s palanquin), 19th century. Wood, lacquer, gilded brass, textile, paper, pigments, gold leaf, plant fiber.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/pem-org/general/Exhibition_JapaneseArt_Share_1700px.jpg) Exhibition Japanese Art Ongoing [Learn more](https://www.pem.org/exhibitions/japanese-art) ![John Thomson, 1837–1921, United Kingdom. The Island Pagoda Foochow and the River Min, 1873. Carbon prints from collodion negatives. 8 3/4 x 11 5/16 inches (22.225 x 28.702 cm). Gift of the estate of Mrs. Anthony Rives, 1973. PH26.19](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/pem-org/general/blog_PhotoManifestations_1700_01.jpg) Blog Photography and Its Many Manifestations in Power and Perspective: Early Photography in China 6 min read [Read now](https://www.pem.org/blog/photography-and-its-many-manifestations-in-power-and-perspective-early-photography-in-china) ![Power and Perspective: Early Photography in China](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/pem-org/general/Exhibition_EPIC_Share_1700px.jpg) Past Exhibition Power and Perspective: Early Photography in China September 24, 2022 to April 2, 2023 [Learn more](https://www.pem.org/exhibitions/power-and-perspective-early-photography-in-china) ![Photography](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/pem-org/general/Collection_Photography_Share_1800px.jpg) Collection Photography [Learn more](https://www.pem.org/the-pem-collection/photography) Stay up to date. Enter your email to sign up for our newsletter.