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Ryota Kyoshima Photo Exhibition Traces of the wind

Traces of the Wind focuses on traces of lives in the harsh natural environment of winter mountains. A world where human beings and animals coexist, revealed by tracing the wild animals left in the mountains during the harsh winter. The sounds of footsteps and cries, the sounds of gunshots echoing on the surface of the mountain, the moment of taking a life, glimpsed in the conflict between human beings and animals through hunting. In that scene, he saw the original state of human beings and animals that had been spun over a long period of time. This photo exhibition shows the works that record the cycle of life where life and death are repeated in the quiet winter mountains.

Ryota Kyoshima Profile

Born in Yamanashi prefecture in 1979. Inspired by the majestic scenery of Australia, where he stayed for a year from 2001-2002, he pursued photography after returning to Japan. After working as an assistant for several years, he became a professional photographer in 2007 and is currently based in Tokyo, working on catalogs and advertisements. In 2014, he was involved in the production of the art magazine MONTEM, which focuses on inspiring artists around the world. In recent years, he has been focusing on the Symbiosis project, which he has been photographing for since 2012, looking at the relationship between Japan's rich nature and the people, animals and plants that live there, exploring the connections between them.

His main activities include the 2015 solo exhibition URASHIMA (Nikon Salon Juna 21 in Shinjuku and Osaka) and the 2017 solo exhibition Shizukesa no saki ni arumono (What lies beyond the stillness) (Nikon Salon in Ginza and Osaka). In 2019, he was selected as the 8th Emon Award finalist. In 2021, he held a solo exhibition, Nagareru hibiki no naka de (In the Flowing Sound) at the Fugensha Gallery.