Rinko kawauchi biography of christopher

Christophe Guye Galerie is thrilled to announce the third solo exhibition of Japanese artist Rinko Kawauchi (*, Shiga, Japan) at the gallery.

Rinko kawauchi biography of christopher

The retrospective includes works from eight different series – ‘Utatane’, ‘Hanabi’, ‘the eyes, the ears’, ‘Illuminance’, ‘Ametsuchi’, ‘Halo’ as well as her most recent series ‘M/E’ and ‘as it is’ – and features 40 prints from to and has been designated as a "must see" exhibition by Artforum, the leading magazine for contemporary art.

Inspired by Shinto, a Japanese religion devoted to the sacred essence of nature, Rinko Kawauchi considers that no subject is too brief or ordinary to be photographed.

Since the beginning of her photographic career, Kawauchi's works have contained a unique aesthetic and mood, capturing intimate, poetic, and beautiful moments of the world around her. They often have brilliant and radiant light that gives them a dream-like quality.

Her subjects can be ephemeral but somehow, they determine the fragility of existence.