Suzuki Risaku: kumano,yuki,sakura

Sep. 1—Oct. 21, 2007

• Sep. 1—Oct. 21, 2007
• Closed Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday)
• Admission：Adults ￥700／College Students ￥600／ High School and Junior School Students, Over 65 ￥500

Since its inception, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography has endeavored to introduce representative works of Japanese photographic expression by organizing solo exhibitions of photographers featured in our collection and presenting group exhibitions of upcoming photographers. Building on our past accomplishments, we have now decided to also hold solo exhibitions of work by photographers with a solid reputation and strive to promote current forms of expression as they appear. The first of these exhibitions will be held in 2007 and will feature the work of SUZUKI Risaku.
This exhibition aims to reconsider the true essence of photography through the eye of one of Japan's most active photographers, SUZUKI Risaku.
Born in Wakayama Prefecture in 1963, he received the Kimura Ihee Award in 2000 for his work, 'Piles of Time', which featured photographs of such ancient sacred sites as Kumano, that is near his home, Mount Osorezan and others. His 'Sante Victoire' (2004) received high praise for his challenging works that forced people to rethink the concept of photographic vision. He has also been active on the international stage, taking part in a group exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in 2003 and holding a solo exhibition in New York in 2006.
His upcoming exhibition will consist of what can be described as his lifework, 'Kumano', his well-known 'Sakura' series and also a new body of work entitled 'Yuki'. His photographs capture a universal symbol while making the viewer realize that time and space are simply an aggregate of the moments we call 'the present'. Oscillating between the universal and the instant, his work resonates perfectly with characteristics inherent in photography.


 

Sakura, 2002　               Sakura, 2007

White, 2007

All Photos (c)Suzuki Risaku