Edge Logic: Thirteen Japanese Photographers

Artist Talk: September 11, noon

The exhibition features work by Takashi Arai, Tomoko Daido, Narumi Hiramoto, Jun Itoi, Yusuke Kihara, Hideaki Maki, Tomoe Murakami, Kota Sake, Yuki Shimizu, Hiroyuki Takenouchi, Yuhki Touyama, Risa Uzuki and Akira Yasuda. 

At any given moment, we see approximately 2% of the world in front of us – the rest sits in the corners of our vision. The fleeting shadow, a bit of movement, our attention shifts too late.

This new exhibition of contemporary Japanese photography asks us to see this other world – the one that sits in the periphery. Each of these photographers, whether by manipulating the world in front of their camera or simply creating images that frustrate our ready-made notions of how the world “ought to look”, shifts our vision. The shadow is caught, the movement is frozen - the edge becomes the center.

Comprised of thirteen photographers of varying ages and backgrounds, this exhibition brings together a wide-ranging set of approaches to the photographic medium.  While disparate in subject matter and aesthetic, the theme of looking past the surface of the world and towards the overlooked and unseen is consistent. For many of the photographers included, this exhibition marks the first time their work has been shown in the United States.  

Image credit: Risa Uzuki