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Photographic Object
Kurenboh Chohouin Buddhist Temple Gallery
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Ito Masahiro, Hosokura Mayumi, Yokota Daisuke, Tawada Yuki, Nerhol, Heather Oelklaus, Chris McCaw, Christopher Colville, Eugene Atget, Arai Takashi, Kanemura Osamu, Araki Nobuyoshi, Kawada Kikuji
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When looking at a photograph, we are accustomed to talking about the subject of the photograph. However, what we are actually seeing is nothing more than a mass of particles (pixels) that have settled on the piece of photographic paper. This transformation is a mere feat of ingenuity, the start of the conversation about the photograph is the potential symbolism of the photographic subject. In some sense, the piece of paper is quietly silent, like a dead body. Through digitizing, the supporting object of the photograph is transformed into a screen or a three-dimensional digital print object. However, the idea of “taking a picture” has not changed significantly since Nicéphore Niépce. In a single photograph, the viewers recognize the curse of the stupor of wandering in the night that is “expression” and they too begin to wander. For this exhibit, we have selected a few pieces from the Kurenboh collection thinking about "photographs" from the perspective of things, as “photographic objects.” We hope it will serve as a starting point for the question, "What are we looking at?"
When looking at a photograph, we are accustomed to talking about the subject of the photograph. However, what we are actually seeing is nothing more than a mass of particles (pixels) that have settled on the piece of photographic paper. This transformation is a mere feat of ingenuity, the start of the conversation about the photograph is the potential symbolism of the photographic subject. In some sense, the piece of paper is quietly silent, like a dead body. Through digitizing, the supporting object of the photograph is transformed into a screen or a three-dimensional digital print object. However, the idea of “taking a picture” has not changed significantly since Nicéphore Niépce. In a single photograph, the viewers recognize the curse of the stupor of wandering in the night that is “expression” and they too begin to wander. For this exhibit, we have selected a few pieces from the Kurenboh collection thinking about "photographs" from the perspective of things, as “photographic objects.” We hope it will serve as a starting point for the question, "What are we looking at?"
Schedule | Feb 9 (Wed) 2022-Mar 11 (Fri) 2022 Reservation RequiredOpening Hours Information
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| Fee | Donations | ||||||
| Venue | Kurenboh Chohouin Buddhist Temple Gallery http://www.kurenboh.com/en/top.html  | ||||||
| Location | Chohouin Buddhist Temple, 4-17-14 Kuramae, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0051 | ||||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit A3 at Kuramae Station on the Toei Asakusa line, 5 minute walk from exit A5 at Kuramae Station on the Toei Oedo line. | ||||||
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