ART | 'TAKEO YAMADA│PARADISELOST' Featuring Hokkaido Landscapes

ART | Commemorating the Release of a New Photo Collection

TAKEO YAMADA | PARADISE LOST: Photographs of Hokkaido's Landscapes

An exhibition titled 'TAKEO YAMADA | PARADISE LOST' by photographer Takeo Yamada is being held at GALLERY haus in Oshiage, Sumida Ward, until Sunday, April 7. The collection features works imbued with a mystical and organic atmosphere, captured in Hokkaido, the artist's hometown.

Text by YANAKA Tomomi

Live Performance by Yamada's Music Project During the Exhibition Period

Takeo Yamada, a Tsugaru shamisen player, has performed with musicians across genres, including electronic music and noise, at music festivals both domestically and internationally. After a hiatus from music due to tendonitis, he began his career as a photographer in 2004. He has expanded his activities globally, participating in events like the "Printed Matter Art Book Fair New York" at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 2010 and leading the publishing label "studio bluemoon tokyo."

This exhibition, 'TAKEO YAMADA | PARADISE LOST', is held to commemorate the release of Yamada's latest three-part photo collection, 'PARADISE LOST'. The venue displays landscapes from his hometown in eastern Hokkaido. Works ranging from large prints to smaller pieces are exhibited, depicting horses believed to be descendants of warhorses, abandoned houses bearing traces of human life, natural landscapes altered by human intervention, and the rugged, severe winter scenery of Shiretoko.

Additionally, a live performance by a music project that Yamada is involved in will be held on Saturday, March 30, starting at 8:00 PM.

Yamada approaches both artificial and organic subjects with the same gaze, capturing them as natural landscapes before pressing the shutter. How does he confront his subjects as a photographer?──We invite you to visit the exhibition to discover the answer.

TAKEO YAMADA│PARADISELOST
Dates | March 20 (Wed, Holiday) – April 7 (Sun) *Closed Mondays to Thursdays
Hours | Fridays 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Saturdays and Sundays 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Venue | GALLERY haus
3-50-8 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 070-6646-0185

Live Performance
Date | March 30 (Sat)
Time | 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Venue | GALLERY haus