Kohei Kawatani "Stereoscope"
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Kohei Kawatani
Sukima is pleased to present 「Stereoscope」, a solo exhibition by photographer Kohei Kawatani.
Kawatani's photographic practice explores the relationship between memory and materiality. Drawing on popular culture, hobbies, and commercial motifs, he reconstructs familiar imagery through references and artificial representations, reconsidering the ways in which images are formed and understood.
For 「Stereoscope」, Kawatani draws on narratives without fixed visual representations, ranging from ancient Japanese texts to urban legends circulating on the internet. The original texts are introduced directly into an AI image-generation model, producing images that are subsequently translated into three-dimensional data, reproduced as physical objects using translucent materials, and finally photographed.
Through this process of transformation—from text to image, image to object, and back to image—the work becomes an experiment in questioning the boundaries between imagination and reality, lending a sense of physical existence to subjects that have never possessed a tangible form. The exhibition takes its title from the stereoscope, an optical device that creates the perception of three-dimensional depth by combining two slightly different photographs. This reference can also be understood as a reflection of Kawatani's photographic interpretation, moving between different media and forms of representation.
We invite you to experience Kawatani's photographic exploration of the relationship between narrative and technology through this new series of works.
Kawatani's photographic practice explores the relationship between memory and materiality. Drawing on popular culture, hobbies, and commercial motifs, he reconstructs familiar imagery through references and artificial representations, reconsidering the ways in which images are formed and understood.
For 「Stereoscope」, Kawatani draws on narratives without fixed visual representations, ranging from ancient Japanese texts to urban legends circulating on the internet. The original texts are introduced directly into an AI image-generation model, producing images that are subsequently translated into three-dimensional data, reproduced as physical objects using translucent materials, and finally photographed.
Through this process of transformation—from text to image, image to object, and back to image—the work becomes an experiment in questioning the boundaries between imagination and reality, lending a sense of physical existence to subjects that have never possessed a tangible form. The exhibition takes its title from the stereoscope, an optical device that creates the perception of three-dimensional depth by combining two slightly different photographs. This reference can also be understood as a reflection of Kawatani's photographic interpretation, moving between different media and forms of representation.
We invite you to experience Kawatani's photographic exploration of the relationship between narrative and technology through this new series of works.
Schedule | Nov 14 (Sat) 2026-Nov 22 (Sun) 2026 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||
| Website | https://sukima.henderscheme.com/exhibition/kohei-kawatani | ||
| Venue | Sukima https://sukima.henderscheme.com/ | ||
| Address | 1F, 3-11-2 Kuramae, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0051 | ||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit A0 at Kuramae Station on the Toei Asakusa line, 3 minute walk from exit A5 at Kuramae Station on the Toei Oedo line, |
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