The theme “beautiful” born from the photographers' discussions

The four photographers—Miho Kakuta, Arata Kato, Makoto Haneda, and Masato Yoshikawa—were all born between 1975 and 1977, making them contemporaries. They are active at the forefront of commercial photography, and for this exhibition, they have come together with the same members from its inception, meticulously crafting the show through repeated discussions.

For them, “beautiful” encompasses not just visual appeal, but anything that moves the heart. Building on this stance, each artist has confronted the overarching theme of “beyond mere visual beauty” within the medium of photography.

At the venue, each photographer expresses a more profound “beautiful,” based on the sub-themes that emerged from their individual explorations.

Miho Kakuta(Sub-theme: TWINS)

“Arrangements of identical objects capture the eye. Twins possess a mysterious allure and presence. I’ve encountered scenes in landscapes where two objects happen to be aligned, and I’ve photographed them as if they were portraits.”




Arata Kato(Sub-theme: HOME)

“When photographs are gently placed along the horizontal axis of time, the lines I thought were extending horizontally have, before I knew it, drawn a small circle.”




Makoto Haneda(Sub-theme: Perpetuity)

“Layered and piled up, continuing endlessly.”




Masato Yoshikawa(Sub-theme: reborn)

“Revisiting my past photographs and transforming them into a different form.”