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January 16, 2015
ART | Photographer Naoki Ishikawa's Exhibition "Lhotse" Opens
ART | Original T-shirts Also Available at "White Mountaineering Flag Shop"
Photographer Naoki Ishikawa's "Lhotse" Exhibition Opens
"Everest was a more acute triangle than I had imagined" (from the photo book "Lhotse")—A photo exhibition celebrating the release of photographer Naoki Ishikawa's photo book "Lhotse" will be held at the "White Mountaineering Flag Shop" in Jingumae, Tokyo, from December 6 (Friday) to December 15 (Sunday).
Text by KAJII Makoto (OPENERS)
The Himalayas: Where Harshness and Gentleness Meet, Captivating Ishikawa
"What would it look like, gazing at Everest from that summit?" Lhotse (8516m), the mountain immediately south of Everest, had captured the heart of photographer Naoki Ishikawa when he successfully summited Everest for the second time in May 2011. The world's fourth-highest peak had been in his sight the entire time.
With that thought in mind, Ishikawa set out for Lhotse in the spring of 2013. Towering, precipitous mountains, the serene daily lives of Sherpa villages—During the exhibition, in addition to selling the photo book "Lhotse" (¥2940), visitors can also purchase the works on display. Furthermore, White Mountaineering will release original T-shirts (¥3990) created based on Ishikawa's photographs.
Photographer Naoki Ishikawa's "Lhotse" Exhibition
Dates | December 6 (Fri) - December 15 (Sun), 2013
Venue | White Mountaineering Flag Shop
4-21-7 Jingumae 1F, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hours | 12:00 - 20:00 (Note: December 6 (Fri) only, 12:00 - 16:00)
Tel. 03-6804-6309
NAOKI ISHIKAWA
Born in Tokyo in 1977. Photographer. In 2000, he participated in the Pole to Pole project, traversing from the Arctic to the Antarctic by human power, and in 2001, he achieved the ascent of the highest peaks on all seven continents. With interests in anthropology, ethnology, and other fields, he continues to present works themed around movement and travel as experiential acts.
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. Special Researcher at the Institute for Anthropological Studies, Tama Art University.
NAOKI ISHIKAWA WEB SITE (http://www.straightree.com)