TITLE: 20XX

I took up photography as a pastime when I was a university sophomore (age 20) and began to carry a camera to come face-to-face with various things that I see.
What is this world that we see? This still remains a question. Things in the world are always ahead of us. We cannot catch up with them but they have something that evokes nostalgia as well as a sense of security. There is no end to my pursuit of these things. How will they appear to the eyes of third parties? Maybe dreams, maybe the future, maybe the past, or something else?
Whatever they are, they are all correct answers and I’m ready to accept them. So, I’d like you to tell me what you’ve seen and caught your attention, for which my personal interpretation is not necessary. There are so many things that I cannot figure out exactly what they really are. But I think that’s OK.
My works include no messages whatsoever. Any one of my photos can be interpreted as anything according to the viewer’s perception of the world and experiences. So, there can be almost infinite ways of looking at them. It would be nice if my works serve as a catalyst for generating communication among people. It is what I aim at when I show my works to people. It’s a great stimulus and surprises even myself.
Photography is a compatible means and a useful tool for me. It’s even an integral part of myself. From now on as in the past, I’d like to create images using photography as a reliable means. I’d like to expand the horizon of imagination, sometimes surprising myself and harmonizing with people around me at other times. I will produce works – without perfection – before I think about

AUTHOR: KUTA TAKASHIMA (Japan)

Photographer / Contemporary Artist
Lives and works in Tokyo
Born 1988 in Yamanashi prefecture. Lives and works in Tokyo.
2011 B.F.A. in Art Management at University of Yamanashi.

Solo Exhibitions
2020
“Kuta TAKASHIMA Photography – 20XX” (Ginza Nikon Salon / Tokyo)
2017
“Eternity in the Present Moment” (KEN NAKAHASHI / Tokyo)
2016
“2016” (matchbaco / Tokyo)
“Kuta TAKASHIMA Photography – Zawatsuki 2015” (Osaka Nikon Salon / Osaka)
“Kuta TAKASHIMA Photography – Zawatsuki 2016” (Gallery Trax / Yamanashi)
“New Cosmos of Photography Tokyo 2016” (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum / Tokyo)
2015
“Kuta TAKASHIMA Photography – Zawatsuki 2015” (Shinjuku Nikon Salon / Tokyo)
2014
“Kuta TAKASHIMA Photography - Zawatsuki” (matchbaco / Tokyo)
2013
“Zawatsuki” (Shinjuku Nikon Salon / Tokyo)
“Zawatsuki” (Osaka Nikon Salon / Osaka)
2012
“Zawatsuki” (Berlin Gesundbrunnen Gleimstrase / Berlin)

Group Exhibitions
2020
“2019 Young Portfolio” (Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts / Yamanashi)
2019
“2018 Young Portfolio” (Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts / Yamanashi)
2017
“Star Tale” (KEN NAKAHASHI / Tokyo)
“2016 Young Portfolio” (Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts / Yamanashi)
2015
“NOWHERE2015” (Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art / Yamanashi)
“2014 Young Portfolio” (Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts / Yamanashi)
2013
“New Cosmos of Photography Sendai Exhibition 2013” (Sendai Mediatheque / Miyagi)
2012
“Japan Collage 2012 part2” (Gallery K / Tokyo)
“New Cosmos of Photography Tokyo 2012” (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum / Tokyo)
“teracoya” (AISOTOPELOUNGE / Tokyo)
2011
“University of Yamanashi / Graduation works” (Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art / Yamanashi)

Public Collections
Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts

Awards
2020
“Young Portfolio”, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts
2019
“Young Portfolio”, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts
2016
Excellence Award (Selected by Hiraki Sawa): Canon New Cosmos of Photography
“Young Portfolio”, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts
2014
“Young Portfolio”, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts
2012
Honorable Mention Award: Canon New Cosmos of Photography