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瀧本幹也
Mikiya Takimoto
LUMIÈRE / PRIÈRE
In early 2020, the global spread of the new coronavirus infection forced people to drastically reduce contact with others and to confine themselves to their homes and other limited spaces. Mikiya Takimoto, who has lived with photography all his life, was also forced to stop all work involving many people, and was also unable to travel around the world and take large-scale photographs as he had done in the past.
At that time, I happened to see rape blossoms blooming in the field. I wondered how the lives and memories of these small plants, which sprout repeatedly as the seasons change, are connected. In order to explore the “microcosm” that lives inside the plants, I looked at the wildflowers with a single small camera, and the series became “LUMIÈRE” (“light” in French).
Meanwhile, in the fall of 2020. In Kyoto, while participating in the International Photography Festival, Takimoto encountered the word “Enyu"" (a Buddhist term), which means that all things completely dissolve into one another and do not interfere with each other. When he visited temples and shrines in the ancient capital, which had lost their popularity and stood in silence, he felt himself connected to the flow of time, which has continued uninterruptedly from the past to the present and into the future. In order to capture this continuity, I walked around temples and photographed them, resulting in the series “PRIÈRE” (French for “prayer”). These two new works were created by a photographer who has been fascinated by and expressed his fascination with planets, the universe, and life, and who has rediscovered the joy of photography.
We invite you to discover the world of Mikiya Takimoto's work, which has taken a new turn after the Corona Disaster.
Karimoku Commons Kyoto
685-2 Osakazaimoku-cho Sakaimachi-nishiiru Aneyakoji-dori Nakagyo-ku Kyoto
Open: 4.8 Tue.–5.10 Sat.
Closed: Sun. and 5/3–5/6
12:00 - 17:00
入場無料
主催|Organizer:瀧本幹也写真事務所|MIKIYA TAKIMOTO PHOTOGRAPH OFFICE Co., LTD. / MT Gallery
協賛|Sponsor:カリモク家具|Karimoku Commons Kyoto、タッセルホテル三条白川|TASSEL HOTEL SANJO SHIRAKAWA
協力|Partner:SO / OBJECTS
コーディネート|Coodinater:Q
TASSEL HOTEL SANJO SHIRAKAWA
103-3 Oidecho, Higashiyama ku, Kyoto
Open: 4.8 Tue.–5.10 Sat.
Open everyday
12:00 - 17:00
入場無料
主催|Organizer:瀧本幹也写真事務所|MIKIYA TAKIMOTO PHOTOGRAPH OFFICE Co., LTD. / MT Gallery
協賛|Sponsor:カリモク家具|Karimoku Commons Kyoto、タッセルホテル三条白川|TASSEL HOTEL SANJO SHIRAKAWA
協力|Partner:SO / OBJECTS
コーディネート|Coodinater:Q
SO / OBJECTS
京都市左京区浄土寺下南田町37東角
Open: 4.8 Tue.–5.10 Sat.
Closed: Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. except for national holidays
12:00 - 17:00
入場無料
主催|Organizer:瀧本幹也写真事務所|MIKIYA TAKIMOTO PHOTOGRAPH OFFICE Co., LTD. / MT Gallery
協賛|Sponsor:カリモク家具|Karimoku Commons Kyoto、タッセルホテル三条白川|TASSEL HOTEL SANJO SHIRAKAWA
協力|Partner:SO / OBJECTS
コーディネート|Coodinater:Q