Noriko Hayashi “Unholy Matrimony in Kyrgyzstan”

Nikon Salon Bis

Finished

Artists

Noriko Hayashi

In the small central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan, approximately 40% of married women were kidnapped and forced to wed by men. Called “Ala Kachuu” (carrying off), in 85% of cases this practice results in the women being married to their captors after hours and days of resistance. Many women give in because they are deemed “unclean” after entering a man’s house and returning to their own homes would bring shame up on their families. Forced marriage by kidnapping was made illegal in 1994, but still remains rife. While there are many women who have settled and made the best of such a life, there are also many who have pursued divorce and even suicide. Between July and November, 2012, Noriko Hayashi spent four months in the villages of Kyrgyzstan documenting women in their teens through their 80s who had been forced to marry through kidnapping. These 30 Miki Jun Award-winning color photographs tell their stories.

Schedule

Dec 2 (Tue) 2014-Dec 8 (Mon) 2014

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:30-18:30
Closed	Open on the last day of each event until 15:00. Closed: New Year holidays, February 11th and 12th, third Sunday and the following day of August

Fee

Free

Venue

Nikon Salon Bis
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