Diverse and Rich 'Small Celebrations' Found in Everyday Life

Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1971, Hiroshi Ono began traveling the world and creating art while studying sculpture at Tama Art University. He received the Konica Photo Encouragement Prize in 1999 and an encouragement prize at the "VOCA" exhibition in 2003. Eleven years ago, he moved his base to Amsterdam.

In his debut work, "Line on the Earth" (2007), he traveled to various locations with his camera, depicting his own encounters with the harsh realities of the world—refugee issues, religious wars, civil conflicts, genocides, and disasters—with a keen sensibility, earning strong support from readers.

Four years later, his second book, "The World Is Full of Small Celebrations," chronicles his move to the Netherlands alone after feeling alienated from life in Japan, followed by his gentle days in Amsterdam, accompanied by warm photographs taken in both Japan and the Netherlands.


To commemorate the publication, talk events with sociologist Hiroyuki Kubota and photography critic Mariko Takeuchi are scheduled to be held in Osaka and Tokyo in December.

Ono, who says he wants to create a book that can be like a canned coffee that readers drink at their commuter station, captures "fragments of happiness" with his camera, paired with words that are somewhat humorous and gently embrace the reader. These remind us of the diverse and rich "small celebrations" that exist naturally in our daily lives.



Publication Commemorative Talk Events

• Hiroshi Ono x Hiroyuki Kubota (Sociologist)

Date | December 7 (Fri)

Time | 7:30 PM onwards

Venue | Standard Bookstore Shinsaibashi Store, B1 Cafe

2-2-12 Nishi-Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka

Fee | ¥1,000 (includes one drink)



• Hiroshi Ono x Mariko Takeuchi (Photography Critic)

Date | December 8 (Sat)

Time | 8:00 PM onwards

Venue | Hyakunen

Murata Bldg. 2F, 2-2-10 Kichijoji-Honcho, Musashino, Tokyo

Fee | ¥1,000



• Hiroshi Ono x Hideyuki Yanagisawa (Chief Curator, Ohara Museum of Art)

Date | December 9 (Sun)

Time | 7:30 PM onwards

Venue | Cafe Witch

1049-1 Ide, Soja, Okayama

Fee | Free



• Hiroshi Ono x Makiko Miyajima (Director, NPO Yokohama Community Design Laboratory)

Date | December 12 (Wed)

Time | 7:00 PM onwards

Venue | Sakura Works <Kannai>

Taisei Bldg. 2F, 3-61 Aioi-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Fee | ¥1,000



• Hiroshi Ono x Erika Kobayashi (Manga Artist, Novelist)

Date | December 13 (Thu)

Time | 8:00 PM onwards

Venue | B&B

2F, 2nd Matsuya Bldg., 2-12-4 Kitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

Fee | ¥1,500 (includes one drink)