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December 25, 2014
ART | Joy KawaKubo Photography Exhibition 'Zero Image - Infinite Vision'
ART│New Works and Unreleased Pieces on Nuclear Power
Joy Kawakubo Photo Exhibition: "Zero Image - Infinite Vision"
Joy Kawakubo's photography exhibition, "Zero Image - Infinite Vision," will be held from Saturday, June 15th to Sunday, July 7th at Tokyo Arts Gallery in Shibuya Ward. Visitors can experience Kawakubo's evolving works, including new pieces inspired by nuclear power and previously unreleased pieces.
Text by YANAKA Tomomi
Installation Composed of Sounds Recorded During Shoots
Joy Kawakubo was born in Spain in 1979. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba's Faculty of Human Sciences in 2003, she began her career as a photographer in 2007. She has won numerous domestic awards, exhibiting at institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, as well as in various galleries. This year, she was selected as a finalist for the Sovereign Art Prize, marking her as a photographer with great potential for future success.
Kawakubo's work often captures fleeting moments invisible to the naked eye, or conversely, the slow passage of time and movement of objects over extended periods, using natural elements or structures as motifs. These pieces express an extraordinary dimension of time and space. Her works, presented as "images" for understanding energy in nature and realities beyond the limits of perception, exude a sense of mystery and solitude, yet are imbued with a powerful beauty derived from bold structures and clear finishes.
In addition to photographs of nuclear power plants, this exhibition also features "Photographs Without Photos," an installation created from sound recordings Kawakubo made during her shoots and exhibitions. This work invites viewers to construct their own images through sound, rather than relying on visual elements like video or photographs.
This exhibition, through the act of "seeing" and "seeing seeing," illuminates the contours of the world we each inhabit.
Joy Kawakubo: "Zero Image - Infinite Vision"
Dates: Saturday, June 15 - Sunday, July 7 (Closed Mondays)
Hours: 11:00 - 20:00
Venue: tokyoarts gallery
2-23-8 Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-6427-6665
