In HOUYHNHNM.Continuously following the activity.Photographer Yusuke Yamatani. Always trying to be alternative, Yamatani's work can be considered heretical even within the world of photography.
Among his books, the long out-of-print photo books "ground" (2014 lemon books) and "RAMA LAMA DING DONG" (2015 self published) are now being reprinted by "Gallery Yamaya". .
The "Atelier Yamaya" exhibition will be held at this time. As the name suggests, objects from the artist's atelier on the second floor of his home will be brought into the exhibition, providing a bird's eye view of the artist's past, present, and future.
Don't miss the three talk events that will take place during the exhibition.
The following are Yamatani's own words.
Hello, my name is Yusuke Yamatani.
It has been 11 years since I started photography. It has been 5 years since my first photo book "Tsugi no yoru e". I am still an amateur. But, well, a lot has happened in a short period of time. I have met and parted with people repeatedly, I have been dishonest by nature, and I have never taken a photograph by playing catch-up with my passionate feelings toward the subject. Perhaps the reason I have been able to continue is that I feel comfortable with the coldness of photography.
I have decided to rent the book obscura store to recreate a bit of my studio, which is on the second floor of my house. I will be showing my old works, new works, various things in the process of making works, books and accessories that I bought out of curiosity, scraps of commercial work photos, and so on. It is the past that I have gone through, but at the same time, there are probably seeds of future works lying there. Perhaps. I'm sure.
Text_Ryo Komuta
Atelier Yamaya
Dates: October 18 (Thursday) - November 12 (Monday)
Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
talk event
Night 1: "Photography Night" Saturday, October 27, 6-8pm
Guests: Tomoki Matsumoto, (T&M Projects, publisher, ); Takashi Yamazumi, ( Inyunik, printer, )
Night 2: "Night of the Photographer and the Photographer" November 2, ( Fri ) 6-8pm
Guests: Yoko Kusano ( photographer ), Yasushi Nishimura ( Nishimura camera and photo shop )
Night 3: "Night of Initial Impulse" Saturday, November 10, 6-8pm
Guest: Takayuki Kobayashi (flotsam books, bookstore ) , Kazuhiro Sasakura (SHIBUYA WWW, live house manager )
Capacity: 15 people (reservation required)
Participation fee: 500 yen + 500 yen for drinks
*For drinks, we will provide all-you-can-drink alcoholic beverages, etc.
If you purchase "RAMA LAMA DING DONG", "ground" and "Into the Light" during the exhibition, the participation fee of 500 yen will be waived (please pay for drinks only).
Application:goo.gl/forms/4Y9OGIlykwycBHth1
Yusuke Yamatani
Born in Niigata, Japan in 1985. After graduating from Rissho University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy, he worked at Gaien Studio. He later studied photography through interactions with Shomei Tomatsu and other unknown photographers he met in Nagasaki, where he moved. Recent exhibitions include "The doors" (2018, Gallery Yamaya, Kyoto ); "Into the Light" (2017, BOOKMARC, Tokyo ); "Lianzhou Foto 2016" ( Lianzhou, China ); " KYOTOGRAPHIE" (2015, Mumeisha, Kyoto ), "Yusuke Yamatani: Recent Works" (2015, Alison Bradley Projects, New York ), "Tokyo International Photography Festival" (2015 ), etc. His photo books and monographs include "Tsugi no yoru e(2nd ver.) "(Yuka Tsuno Gallery), "ground "(lemon books), "RAMA LAMA DING DONG "(self published), "Use Before" (a0), "Into the Light" (T&M Projects), etc.
