Rinko Kawauchi
Rinko Kawauchi Hon FRPS (川内 倫子, Kawauchi Rinko, born 1972) is a Japanese photographer,[1][2] shooting mostly in 6×6 format.[3] Her work is characterized by a serene, poetic style, depicting the ordinary moments in life.[4][5]
Life and work
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.
She was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of The Royal Photographic Society in 2012.
Major exhibitions
- Rencontres d'Arles festival, Arles, France (2004)
- Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris (2005)[6]
- The Photographers' Gallery, London (2006)[7]
- Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, São Paulo (2007)[8]
- Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton Photo Biennial, Brighton (2010)[9]
Publications
- Hanako. 2002.
- Utatane. 2002.
- Hanabi (花火, Fireworks). Tokyo: Little More, 2002. ISBN 4-89815-053-5
- 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. New York: Aperture, 2011. ISBN 978-1597111447[10]
- Approaching Whiteness. Tokyo: Goliga, 2012.
- Ametuschi. New York: Aperture, 2013. ISBN 978-1597112161[11]
References
- ↑ "Celebrated Japanese photographers come to London". British Journal of Photography. 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "Interview: RINKO KAWAUCHI - 川内倫子 - Photographer" (in Japanese). www.public-image.org. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "10 questions to Rinko Kawauchi about photography". http://pingmag.jp. 2006-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ↑ Sooke, Alastair (2006-06-06). "Joyless, creepy - and sublime". The Daily Telegraph.
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.
Rinko Kawauchi's subject is the everyday sublime
- ↑ See the notes on artists at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain.
- ↑
- ↑ Rinko Kawauch, Museu de Arte Moderna de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 20 jul-23 set 2007
- ↑ Strange & Familiar: Three Views of Brighton, Brighton Photo Biennial 2010, Oct 2nd - Nov 14th 2010
- ↑ http://www.aperture.org/shop/books/illuminance-rinko-kawauchi
- ↑ http://www.aperture.org/shop/rinko-kawauchi-ametsuchi-books
External links
- Notes on artists at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain (Paris). Contains a short paragraph about Kawauchi.
- Kawauchi's camera phone photo diary. (Japanese)
- Interview with Rinko Kawauchi by Masakazu Takei, an editor and the representative of FOIL, a publisher in Tokyo.
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