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a true mirror

2022/06/24
Kentaro Okumura Kentaro Okumura

The history of photography began with capturing what is not true.


 Photography, which developed rapidly after Daguerre invented silver-plate photography, was considered to transcend painting as an unprecedented method of realistic expression, and a certain faith was placed in its "truthfulness. At such a time, William Mumler's ghost photographs took people by surprise. In these photographs, dead people who could not possibly exist in real life were seen in the photographs along with the living. The photographs, which were realized using double exposure, or what is now known as compositing technology, seemed to people at the time to be nothing more than reality.
 In other words, at the dawn of photography, it was nothing more than a technique of shaping light by shining light back onto shadows projected on negative film.
 What kind of "truth" do contemporary photographers project? Is there any difference between the modern photographic machine and the film photographic machine, which has become the mainstream for capturing colors on pixels instead of film? What can long exposures with constant and sustained exposure mean to the photographer?
 This exhibition features photographic works that have a different context from paintings, but are always considered in terms of the art of the plane. You will find photographs with an intensity that appeals to both the senses and the intellect.

Mask 3

by Patricia NA / Brazil

W 56.00cm x H 75.00cm x D 1.00cm

Photo

JPY 33,400 + tax (¥36,740 incl. tax )

Continually experimenting with the effect of mirroring, the artist creates photographic sculptures that evoke glimpses of extraterrestrial life.


WAITING FOR THE SUN.

by ValeriX / Ukraine

W 75.00cm x H 50.00cm x D 0.20cm

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JPY 26,300 + tax (JPY 28,930 incl. tax)

The photographs are so beautiful that even without words, you can read the atmosphere and the story that flows through them.


Clematis

by Yoshihito Sasaki / Japan

W 41.00cm x H 31.80cm x D 1.70cm

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JPY 28,000 + tax (30,800 yen including tax )

The artist's unique technique achieves the ultimate in matte photographs and fascinating color compositions.


Connect

by onowak / Poland

W 21.00cm x H 26.00cm x D 0.10cm

Photo

JPY 29,900 + tax (32,890 including tax )

The artist freely moves between theatrical behavior and still life.


Still life series 02

by CHUAN CHENG CHOU / Taiwan

W 29.40cm x H 41.90cm x D 0.20cm

Photo

JPY 20,900 + tax (22,990 including tax )

The combination of familiar objects creates a clean and strange still-life painting.


Infinity

by Biba Art Studio / Italy

W 20.00cm x H 20.00cm x D 0.30cm

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JPY 28,800 + tax (31,680 including tax)

A quiet, achromatic space where the power of composition creates a captivating effect.



Kentaro Okumura

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