The University of Kentucky School of Art and Visual Studies (SA/VS) will spend September looking at what usually goes unseen. “Edge Logic: Thirteen Japanese Photographers,” a new exhibition of contemporary Japanese photography presented by SA/VS, opens Sept. 1 and runs through Oct. 1 in the Bolivar Art Gallery, 236 Bolivar St. in Lexington. Admission is free.
At any given moment, humans take in only a fraction of what is directly in front of them, while the rest lingers at the periphery: a passing shadow, a flicker of movement, gone before attention can catch up. The newest exhibition in the Bolivar Gallery, “Edge Logic,” asks viewers to observe that overlooked margin instead.
The 13 photographers featured in the show, working across a range of ages and backgrounds, are approaching that idea differently. Some of the artists alter the scene in front of the camera, others create images that resist the world’s “ready-made” visual expectations. Either way, the shadow gets caught. The movement freezes. The edge becomes the center.
Though the artists vary widely in subject matter and style, the exhibition is united by its focus on what sits just outside ordinary attention. For several of the photographers, this marks the first time their work has been exhibited in the United States.
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. On display will also be a large selection of books from Japanese publisher Akaaka Art Publishing.
SA/VS will present an artist talk noon Friday, Sept. 11, in the Bolivar Art Gallery, featuring a panel discussion between Kota Sake, Dan Abbe and Garrett Hansen. The artist talk is free and open to the public. “Edge Logic: Thirteen Japanese Photographers” is on view Sept. 1 through Oct. 1
For more information about the exhibit visit the SA/VS event calendar.
