Photographing the Hometown. What is the photographer Toshiya Murakoshi confronting about himself? Past photographs will also be shown at the same time. | news

Toshiya Murakoshi, a photographer from Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, has been continuously photographing serene yet powerful landscapes, tracing his own memories of his time spent there. The exhibition "All that was in the Silence was Words" will be held in conjunction with the publication of two books of his work, "All that was in the Silence was Words" and "Whistling at the Moon.

The Silence Was All Words was filmed between 2011 and 2015 in his hometown of Fukushima Prefecture.

And "Whistling at the Moon" is a group of photographs taken between 2004 and 2005, traveling around Japan by slow train and on foot, with no destination in mind.

The exhibition will feature three panoramic-sized works from "All That Was Silence Was Words," photographed between 2011 and 2015.

In addition, the exhibition includes prints and samples of bundles, which can only be seen during the production process of the collection, allowing visitors to gain a deeper understanding of these works.

In the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in 2011, the artist shot "All that was silent were words" in his hometown of Fukushima, and "Whistling in the Moon" was shot while moving around aimlessly long before the disaster. Please feel the artist's own feelings that emerge undeniably from both works.

If photographing the local area is a process of seeking what is left at the end of the process, by removing the things and events that I was born with, using my experience and knowledge that I acquired later, then photographing other areas is a process of finding new curiosities and interests from the things and events that I was born with, as well as my experience and knowledge, and testing to see how far I can expand myself. I believe that photographing other regions is a test to see how far I can expand myself.
I feel that the publication of a collection of photographs taken at a major crossroads in my life, when I was just starting out and when I decided to continue with photography, at the same time, is a new crossroads for me.

From the text of Toshiya Murakoshi's contribution to this exhibition

Text_Ryo Komuta

Toshiya Murakoshi: "The silence was all in the words."
Dates: Nov 25, 2017 ( Sat )- Dec 22, 2017 ( Fri )
Venue: CASE TOKYO
Address: B1 Shibuya Ibis Building, 2-17-3 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-6452-6705
Hours: Tue-Sat / 11:00-19:00 Closed: Mon, Sun, National Holidays

Opening reception: Saturday, November 25, 18:00 - 20:00
Shinohara Shiko, the bookbinder of the book of the same title, will join us to demonstrate the final process of bookbinding. The event is scheduled to start at 18:30.

Murakoshi toshiya
Born in 1980 in Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, he graduated from the Japan College of Photography in 2003 and established his own gallery, TAP, in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Tokyo, in 2009. He received the 2011 New Photographer Award of the Photographic Society of Japan and the 2015 Sagamihara New Photographer Encouragement Award. His works are in the collections of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

During the period of this exhibition, "Whistling in the Moon" by Toshiya Murakoshi will be held at "Tokyo Arts Gallery". Please come and see this exhibition as well.

Tokyo Arts Gallery
Address: 2-23-8 Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-6427-6665
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday / 12:00 - 20:00 00(, last day until 18:00 )