A photographer and artist based in Paris and Osaka. Rather than the Japanese word “shashin” , which means “capturing truth,” I am drawn to the Greek-origin word “photography,” meaning “writing with light.” My aim is not simply to photograph subjects, but to “create” new worlds using light.
Background
Born in Tokyo, currently residing in Paris. After studying psychology at the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Education and working at Sony, I moved to France. I studied film studies and visual anthropology at the University of Paris, earning a doctorate in Cinema and Theatre Studies under the guidance of Jean Rouch, former director of Cinémathèque Française. Subsequently, I worked in various audiovisual fields including television and video production.
Transition to Photography
I began photography in 1980, receiving guidance from the late Yukichi Watanabe, Vice President of the Japan Professional Photographers Society. For approximately 10 years, I introduced European photography trends through “Asahi Camera” magazine and engaged with numerous photographers including Jun Shiraoka. Through this process, my exploration of international photographic expression began.
Fusion with Contemporary Art
I developed relationships with Japanese contemporary artists such as Yasuichi Tabuchi (COBRA), Takami Sakurai (Kyushu-ha), and Takesada Matsutani (Gutai). Through participation in Réalités Nouvelles, a group specializing in abstract art, I continued pursuing abstract photography. My close relationships with French geometric artists within this group led to the establishment of geometric photography (abstract photography), and I frequently exhibited in geometric art group shows.
Evolution of Work Series
Petrification Series (c. 1985~): Wrapping backgrounds and objects with aluminum foil and photographing them under lighting. Printing these darkly creates a unique texture (silver halide photography using black and white film). My exploration of materials and photography begins here.
One Second Études (2004~): A series capturing the trajectories of moving subjects or camera movement itself through long exposures set at one-second shutter speeds.
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Interference Fringe Series (2004~): Photographing virtual color stripe patterns (interference fringes) created when light interferes on oil films, glass, or film surfaces.
Transparent Sheet Series (2006~): Plastic wrap is a soft material that transmits and reflects light, but becomes linear when stretched. I successfully captured linear light patterns using transparent sheets, utilizing this property to create works with linear patterns.
Paper Works Series (2015~): Pursuing expressions of light, shadow, and color by illuminating geometric models made from origami or cut paper with colored lighting. While typically using white paper, hard transparent sheets are sometimes employed. This series established abstract photography through geometric composition.
Division Series (2023~): Works that divide the frame and combine multiple elements to construct new images. Division methods vary, including using contours from my own photographs of stone walls, paving stones, and wood grain, utilizing geometric figures, and programmatic screen division.
Other Activities
I also engage in jazz live photography (Chet Baker, Archie Shepp, Elvin Jones, etc.) and French Romanesque art photography. In recent years, I have been working on generative art through programming and have organized several digital art group exhibitions.
ロラン博物館
サン・セルナン協会
サント・マリー教会
サント・マドレーヌ教会
サン・ピエール教会
Current Status
Photography Division Operating Committee member of the French abstract art organization ‘Réalités Nouvelles.’ Executive committee member of Gallery Abstract Project operated by the same organization. Member of Tokyo Exhibition Art Association. Solo and group exhibitions in Japan, France, and various locations in Italy. Member of the French Art Association ‘Maison des Artistes.’
Recent Major Exhibitions
(*: Solo exhibitions, unmarked: Group exhibitions)
2025 Carrément Geometric Art Exhibition Naples (Naples, Italy)
2025 OPTIM’ART Photography Exhibition, Kyoto Museum of Kaleidoscope (Kyoto)
2025 Gallery Abstract Project “Art and Mathematics” (Paris)
2024 Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Couvent des Cordeliers (Paris)
2024 Art Festival “Tokyo Exhibition,” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo)
2024 Réalités Nouvelles Bastia (Bastia, France)
2024 *Gallery Chaîne (Tokyo)
2024 CONVID Kinetic Art Exhibition Odawara, Odawara Sannomaru Hall (Odawara)
2024 CONVID Kinetic Art Exhibition, Kyoto Museum of Kaleidoscope (Kyoto)
2024 OPTIM’ART Photography Exhibition, Kyoto Museum of Kaleidoscope, Gallery “Zen” (Kyoto)
2023 Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Réfectoire des Cordeliers (Paris)
2023 Art Festival “Tokyo Exhibition,” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo)
2023 Gallery Abstract Project, Drawing Collective Exhibition (Paris)
2023 Réalités Nouvelles Paris Kyoto, kokoka Kyoto International Community Center (Kyoto)
2023 Gallery Atrium (Arles, France)
2023 CONVID Kinetic Art Exhibition Castel di Sangro (Castel di Sangro, Italy)
2022 Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Réfectoire des Cordeliers (Paris)
2022 Art Festival “Tokyo Exhibition,” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo)
2022 Carrément Geometric Art Exhibition (Sabadell, Spain)
2022 Gallery Abstract Project #136 “Digital Art 5” (Paris)
2022 Art Festival “Kansai Exhibition” Harada-no-mori Gallery (Kobe)
2021 Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Réfectoire des Cordeliers (Paris)
2021 Art Festival “Tokyo Exhibition,” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo)
2021 Gallery Abstract Project #114 “Digital Art 4” (Paris)
2021 Gallery GranEterna (Paris)
2021 Art Festival “Kansai Exhibition” Harada-no-mori Gallery (Kobe)
2020 *Gallery Japanesque, Kyoto Photography Museum (Kyoto)
2020 Art Festival “Kansai Exhibition” Harada-no-mori Gallery (Kobe)
2019 Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Parc Floral (Paris)
2019 Art Festival “Tokyo Exhibition,” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo)
2019 Réalités Nouvelles Shenyang (Shenyang, China)
2019 Gallery Abstract Project #98 “Digital Art 3” (Paris)
2019 Art Festival “Kansai Exhibition” Harada-no-mori Gallery (Kobe)
2018 Gallery Abstract Project #61 “Art and Mathematics” (Paris)
2019 Armenia International Photography Festival, Albert & Tove Boyajian Gallery (Yerevan, Armenia)
2018 Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Parc Floral (Paris)
2018 Art Festival “Tokyo Exhibition,” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo)
2017 Gallery Abstract Project #76 “Digital Art 2” (Paris)
2018 Saint-Gobain Cultural Center (Saint-Gobain, France)
2018 *Gallery 403 (Tokyo)
2018 Gallery Abstract Project #55 “Art and Mathematics” (Paris)
2018 Gallery Abstract Project #62 “White” (Paris)
2017 Gallery Abstract Project #55 “Digital Art 1” (Paris)
2017 Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Parc Floral (Paris)
2017 Japan Art Club Exhibition, Maison de la Culture du Japon (Paris)
2017 Art Festival “Tokyo Exhibition,” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo)
2017 Seven French Photographers Exhibition, Kyoto Museum of Kaleidoscope (Kyoto)
2016 Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Parc Floral (Paris)
2016 Art Festival “Tokyo Exhibition,” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo)
2016 Carrément Geometric Art Exhibition, Espace Cristian Peugeot (Paris)
2016 *Gallery 403 (Tokyo)
2016 Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Parc Floral (Paris)
2016 Art Festival “Tokyo Exhibition,” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo)
2016 *Agrigento Municipal Valley of the Temples Exhibition Space (Agrigento, Italy)
2016 *FAAM Gallery (Agrigento, Italy)
Public Collections
City of Agrigento (Agrigento, Italy)
Palette Art Museum (Caserta, Italy)
Geometric & MADI Museum (Dallas, USA)
Publications
From Space to Screen (Erasm Publishing, Paris, 1991)
Exhibition Curation
Exhibitions 1-5, Gallery Abstract Project 2017-2022
Réalités Nouvelles Paris Kyoto, kokoka Kyoto International Community Center (Kyoto) 2023