Ayaka Yamamoto
山元彩香
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Born in Kobe City in 1983. Graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Arts, Kyoto Seika University, Western Painting Course in 2006.
While majoring in painting at university, her interest gradually shifted to performance art and video production using her own body. In 2004, she began taking photographs after studying abroad in San Francisco. Since then, she has continued to create art by staying in unfamiliar countries and regions, and engaging with people over time in environments where she does not fully share the language and culture. Viewing the body as a vessel or passageway, and using the sensations the body receives before understanding through words or consciousness as a clue, she continues to question human existence by exploring the relationships that arise between others and oneself through photography.
His major group exhibitions include "Fuyū Ryūkō" Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Tokyo, 2025), "Photography and Portraits: From Faces to Landscapes" Kiyosato Photo Art Museum (Yamanashi, 2025), and "Memories Permeate the Earth, Transcend the Wind: Emerging Japanese Artists Vol. 18" Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Tokyo, 2021).
His major solo exhibitions include "Sand, Water and Dust" at Taka Ishii Gallery Photography/Film (Tokyo, 2024).
He has photographed in various locations, including Eastern Europe and Africa, and has participated in exhibitions and residencies both domestically and internationally.
In 2019, she received the Sagamihara Newcomer Photographer Encouragement Award for her photobook "We are Made of Grass, Soil, and Trees" (T&M Projects, 2018).
His works are held in the collections of the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Tokyo), the Kiyosato Photo Art Museum (Yamanashi Prefecture), the Sapporo Miyanomori Art Museum (Hokkaido), and the Villa Pérochon Centre d'Art Contemporain Photographique (Niort, France).
While majoring in painting at university, her interest gradually shifted to performance art and video production using her own body. In 2004, she began taking photographs after studying abroad in San Francisco. Since then, she has continued to create art by staying in unfamiliar countries and regions, and engaging with people over time in environments where she does not fully share the language and culture. Viewing the body as a vessel or passageway, and using the sensations the body receives before understanding through words or consciousness as a clue, she continues to question human existence by exploring the relationships that arise between others and oneself through photography.
His major group exhibitions include "Fuyū Ryūkō" Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Tokyo, 2025), "Photography and Portraits: From Faces to Landscapes" Kiyosato Photo Art Museum (Yamanashi, 2025), and "Memories Permeate the Earth, Transcend the Wind: Emerging Japanese Artists Vol. 18" Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Tokyo, 2021).
His major solo exhibitions include "Sand, Water and Dust" at Taka Ishii Gallery Photography/Film (Tokyo, 2024).
He has photographed in various locations, including Eastern Europe and Africa, and has participated in exhibitions and residencies both domestically and internationally.
In 2019, she received the Sagamihara Newcomer Photographer Encouragement Award for her photobook "We are Made of Grass, Soil, and Trees" (T&M Projects, 2018).
His works are held in the collections of the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Tokyo), the Kiyosato Photo Art Museum (Yamanashi Prefecture), the Sapporo Miyanomori Art Museum (Hokkaido), and the Villa Pérochon Centre d'Art Contemporain Photographique (Niort, France).
