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10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through Sept 6 -. 28, Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle (206-624-7684or www.davidsongalleries.com ).

Spare, spooky and, in its rigorous way, spectacular, Etsuko Ichikawa’s “Echo at Satsop” (on show at Davidson Galleries through Sept. 28) has a nightmare beauty to it.

Its drawings, wall sculptures, sound installation and short film were triggered, in part, by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011. Ichikawa, born in Tokyo and residing in Seattle since 1993, is especially concerned by the meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

“This incident,” she notes in her artist’s statement, “caused substantial radiation leakage that has had an immeasurable impact on people’s health and the environment, and will continue to do so for generations to come.”……..

Taken together, the works of “Echo at Satsop” shine a pale, ghostly light on the damage humankind has done its world. This is a powerful show.

Michael Upchurch: mupchurch@seattletimes.com http://seattletimes.com/html/thearts/2021838272_satsopartexhibitxml.html