Miho Kajioka
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Miho Kajioka (born 21 February 1973)[1] is a Japanese photographer, living in Kyoto.[2] In 2019, she received the Prix Nadar for the book So it goes.
Early life and education
[edit]Kajioka was born in Okayama, Japan. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco, California, and at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.[3]
Work
[edit]"Kajioka creates minimalist work that draws on the Japanese tradition of 'wabi-sabi' – the appreciation of beauty in imperfection and transience – and the Zen/Taoist belief that the essence of an object exists in the space inside and around it".[4][5]
Publications
[edit]- And, where did the peacocks go?. Paris: Them, 2018.[6]
- So it goes. Paris: Them / Antwerp: Ibasho, 2019. Edition of 540 copies.
- Second edition. So It Goes, So It Goes. Paris: Them / Ibasho, 2020. ISBN 979-1095424222. Smaller, with a different cover, and new images.[3]
- Third edition. So it goes, so it goes, so it goes. Paris: Them / Antwerp: Ibasho, 2023. With a different cover and additional images.
- Flowers Bloom, Butterflies Come. France: Iikki, 2021. Edition of 750 copies.
- And, do you still hear the peacocks?. Paris: Them / Antwerp: Ibasho, 2022.
Awards
[edit]- 2019: Prix Nadar for So it goes
References
[edit]- ^ "Miho Kajioka - Biography". Peter Fetterman Gallery.
- ^ "miho kajioka - Overview". The Photographers' Gallery.
- ^ a b Grieve, Michael. "Miho Kajioka's Lightness of Being". British Journal of Photography.
- ^ "Feather report: artists' images of birds – in pictures". The Guardian. July 13, 2023.
- ^ Spence, Rachel (14 June 2018). "Photo Basel 2018: western dreams of wabi-sabi". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "And, where did the peacocks go?". GUP Magazine. December 4, 2017.