Rinko Kawauchi

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Rinko Kawauchi (川内倫子, Kawauchi Rinko, b. 1972) is a popular photographer in Japan, shooting mostly in 6×6 format.[citation needed] Her work is characterized by a serene, poetic style, depicting the ordinary moments in life.

Kawauchi became interested in photography while studying at Seian College of Art and Design. She first worked in advertising for several years before embarking on a career as a fine art photographer.

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[edit] Major exhibitions

  • Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris (2005)[1]
  • The Photographer's Gallery, London (2006)[2]

[edit] Publications

  • Hanako (2002)
  • Utatane (2002)
  • Hanabi (花火, Fireworks). Tokyo: Little More, 2002. ISBN 4-89815-053-5. No text. Color photographs of fireworks over buildings, over spectators, by themselves in the sky, and so forth.
  • Aila (2004)
  • The eyes, the ears (2005)
  • Cui cui (2005)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ See the notes on artists at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain.
  2. ^ *London Town; "Rinko Kawauchi, 5 May - 9 July 2006, The Photographers' Gallery".

[edit] External links

  • Notes on artists at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain (Paris). Contains a short paragraph about Kawauchi. (The web server sniffs for a recent version of Macromedia Flash Player; if it doesn't find it, then after momentarily showing the text it replaces this with a plea to download and install Flash. Those not wishing to download and install Flash may read the text of the page within this diagnostic page.)
  • (Japanese) Kawauchi's camera phone photo diary.
  • Interview with Rinko Kawauchi by Masakazu Takei, an editor and the representative of FOIL, a publisher in Tokyo.
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