ZINE/ZAKKA/FREE PAPER/GALLERY/RISO GRAPH
Group Exhibition of Photographers
The Things You See in Photographs Exhibition
April 13, 2024 (Sat) - April 28, 2024 (Sun)
12:00 - 19:00
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays / Open until 6 PM on Sundays and the last day of the month.
SUT's first group photography exhibition.
An exhibition curated by five photographers expressing themselves through photography.
Their way of life is reflected in those photographs.
Even unconsciously, their thoughts, lifestyles, and circumstances project diverse life experiences. Different times, different places, different subjects. These aren't meant to appeal to a wide audience, but rather are directed towards someone they can truly connect with. Perhaps they're messages directed only at themselves.
Life is free. They exist on a journey to find their own focus. Students, those just starting their careers, those who have studied abroad and returned, those who have come to Japan from overseas—each lives their life to the fullest, experiencing limitations within their own free world.
And each photograph has emotional space. Beyond the truth of the moment captured by the photographer, there's emotional space for the viewer to imagine what lies beyond. I want you to see their lives as they are now, through that emotional space, reflected in the photographs.
The self in the photograph.
The things visible in the photograph.
I hope this can be a place that connects them.
artist profile
001
Dai Tanaka
Born and raised in Tokyo, I am currently based there. After graduating from university, I worked for an advertising company. When the company went bankrupt, I spent several years in the United States. I take photographs to capture the subtle changes in everyday life.
The moment I entered SUT GALLERY, I felt a nostalgic feeling, like I was in a candy store. Now that I'm an adult, I've captured in photographs the aspirations and joys of that time, and the things that have become annoying.
I hope you enjoy the calm atmosphere of the gallery.
2022
Gallery Conceal Shibuya
Joint Exhibition "PEACEFUL"
@n_n_hiro
https://www.instagram.com/n_n_hiro/
002
Yukako Goto
Residing in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture.
You might wonder, "Why did she take pictures of these things?"
They're just ordinary things on a regular street.
They're unremarkable scenes you can find in any town.
But each and every one of them makes my heart flutter, and I find myself gazing at them in rapture.
The photographs I've taken are a bundle of emotions.
I'm currently publishing a zine called "home," a collection of photographs of my hometown, Miyazaki.
@yukakokayon
https://www.instagram.com/yukakokayon/
003
Oosugimina
University student.
Favorite weather is sunny.
But I'm a rain magnet.
On pleasant days, there's a blue sky.
I'd be even happier if it stayed blue from the blue hour at dawn to the blue hour at dusk.
Just a short walk and you can see it through the gaps, reflected, stretching out in vast expanses...
It feels like we're enveloped in blue.
@ohsugimina_works
https://www.instagram.com/ohsugimina_works/
004
Minano
Kuwasawa Design Institute, Day Program
Currently studying Visual Design
I photographed my grandmother's house, a 60-year-old building affectionately known as "Grandma's House in Ochiai."
These photos capture a day when we cooked a meal together in the living room, bathed in the early summer sunset of May.
It's a nostalgic space that brings back childhood memories. My favorite place is the cluttered yet well-organized and functional kitchen. I hope these photos, imbued with the everyday life of the house, will resonate with the memories of each viewer and evoke some kind of feeling.
@minanonano_p
https://www.instagram.com/minanonano_p/
005
Maddie Boutry-Klingbeil
I just finished spending 6 of my life on a working holiday in Japan. They were the most influential and meaningful months that I’ve experienced so far. During this time, I tried to teach myself how to look at the world differently. We all take notice of others as we go about our lives, but typically you only notice something physical. Their hair, their clothes. We tend to focus more on the person simply being there than what they’re actually doing. So I started exploring Tokyo and beyond in search of people doing ordinary things in extraordinary months light. Now that I’m back in Canada, I can apply those lessons here. Whenever I’m out in the world, I take notice and smile at the couple snuggling on the bench, the children riding on their parents shoulders, and all the other little moments that might otherwise go unnoticed.
https://www.instagram.com/madddie.bk/
