Contemporary: Atami Crocodile Zoo ｜ 2023
video, rug, horn speaker, floodlight, signboard

Atami Crocodile Zoo. In the early Showa period, there was a small zoo in Atami that kept crocodiles. The zoo closed about 70 years ago. Few records such as documents and photographs remain, and many people are unaware of its existence. Therefore, I looked around for the few people who actually saw the Atami Crocodile Zoo with their own eyes. I reinterpreted the Atami Crocodile Zoo through a contrast with the contemporary zoo. "Contemporary: Atami Crocodile Zoo" will be newly opened.

Photo by Ryuichiro Suzuki (top two photos)