Rinko Kawauchi
Rinko Kawauchi (川内 倫子, Kawauchi Rinko, born 1972) is a Japanese photographer,[1] shooting mostly in 6×6 format.[2] Her work is characterized by a serene, poetic style, depicting the ordinary moments in life.[3][4]
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.
Major exhibitions
- Les Rencontres d'Arles festival, France, 2004.
- Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris (2005)[5]
- The Photographer's Gallery, London (2006)[6]
- Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, São Paulo (2007)[7]
- Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton Photo Biennial, Brighton (2010)[8]
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)
- Semear (2007)
- Murmuration (2010)
- One Day (2010) -- One of the books in One Day Ten Photographers edited by Harvey Benge
- Illuminance (2011)
Notes
- ^ "Interview: RINKO KAWAUCHI - 川内倫子 - Photographer" (in Japanese). www.public-image.org. 2008-04-22. http://www.public-image.org/interview/2008/04/22/rinko-kawauchi.html. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "10 questions to Rinko Kawauchi about photography" (in English). http://pingmag.jp. 2006-08-11. http://pingmag.jp/2006/08/11/10-questions-to-rinko-kawauchi-about-photography/. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ^ Sooke, Alastair (2006-06-06). "Joyless, creepy - and sublime". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3652948/Joyless-creepy---and-sublime.html. "Her intimate imagery is worlds apart from that of her co-exhibitors: a newborn with umbilical cord still attached; a green shoot sprouting from a bulb; and, most startling, a cracked egg containing a fluffy hatchling. You come away from her gentle show refreshed."
- ^ O'Hagan, Sean (2006-05-07). "Sublime to meticulousJapan's young master finds magic in bugs, clouds and trees". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2006/may/07/art1. "Rinko Kawauchi's subject is the everyday sublime"
- ^ See the notes on artists at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain.
- ^ *London Town; "Rinko Kawauchi, 5 May - 9 July 2006, The Photographers' Gallery".
- ^ Rinko Kawauch, Museu de Arte Moderna de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 20 jul-23 set 2007 [1]
- ^ Strange & Familiar: Three Views of Brighton, Brighton Photo Biennial 2010, Oct 2nd - Nov 14th 2010 [2]
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