The Photography Show, presented by AIPAD
March 31 – April 2, 2023
#4000 from the series Bonsai, 2018, 11 x 14 inch gelatin silver print
#4005 from the series Bonsai, 2018, 11 x 14 inch gelatin silver print
#4012 from the series Bonsai, 2018, 11 x 14 inch gelatin silver print
#4007 from the series Bonsai, 2018, 14 x 11 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #67 from the series A Box of Ku, 3 x 5 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #1610 from the series Kawa=Flow, 6.375 x 9.5 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1678 from the series Kawa=Flow, 8 x 13 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1601 from the series Kawa=Flow, 11.25 x 4.75 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1637 from the series Kawa=Flow, 9.5 x 6.5 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #1683 from the series Kawa=Flow, 9.5 x 6.25 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #1672 from the series Kawa=Flow, 10 x 6.5 inch gelatin silver print and mixed media
Untitled #1673 from the series Kawa=Flow, 10 x 6.5 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1632 from the series Kawa=Flow, 7.5 x 9 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1544 from the series Kawa=Flow, 2016, 7.6 x 11.5 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1612 from the series Kawa=Flow, 9.5 x 6.25 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1627 from the series Kawa=Flow, 9 x 5.5 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #81 from the series A Box of Ku, 4 x 6 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1614 from the series Kawa=Flow, 6.5 x 9.5 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #712 from the series A Box of Ku, 9 x 6.4 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1159 from the series Nakazora, 5 x 3.75 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1654 from the series Kawa=Flow, 8 x 7.5 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #1656 from the series Kawa=Flow, 7.4 x 9 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1639 from the series Kawa=Flow, 9 x 7 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #1650 from the series Kawa=Flow, 9 x 7 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1642 from the series Kawa=Flow, 13.5 x 10.5 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1228 from the series Nakazora, 4.25 x 6.5 inch gelatin silver print and mixed media
Untitled #25 from the series A Box of Ku, 6 x 4.5 inch gelatin silver print and mixed media
Untitled #1668 from the series Kawa=Flow, 8.5 x 13.25 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #1659 from the series Kawa=Flow, 6 x 9.5 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1648 from the series Kawa=Flow, 9.5 x 6.5 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #165 from the series A Box of Ku, 3.5 x 3.5 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1060 from the series A Box of Ku, 6.55 x 6.45 inch gelatin silver print and mixed media
Untitled #1677 from the series Kawa=Flow, 8.75 x 13 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #1508 from the series Kawa=Flow, 5.5 x 8.25 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1615 from the series Kawa=Flow, 8.5 x 5.5 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #1534 from the series Kawa=Flow, 10.25 x 6.75 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1501 from the series Kawa=Flow, 5.5 x 8 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #350 from the series A Box of Ku, 4 x 3 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #158 from the series A Box of Ku, 5.5 x 3 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #244 from the series A Box of Ku, 4 x 5 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #797 from the series A Box of Ku, 2 x 5 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #820 from the series A Box of Ku, 3.75 x 5.75 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #960 from the series A Box of Ku, 5 x 3.5 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #911 from the series A Box of Ku, 6 x 4 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #1216 from the series Nakazora, 3.5 x 2.25 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1025 from the series A Box of Ku, 5 x 3 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #156 from the series A Box of Ku, 3 x 4.5 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #154 from the series A Box of Ku, 3.5 x 4.75 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #434 from the series A Box of Ku, 3 x 5 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #300 from the series A Box of Ku, 5 x 3 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #764 from the series A Box of Ku, 3 x 4 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #828 from the series A Box of Ku, 4 x 5 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #672 from the series A Box of Ku, 3 x 5 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #1631 from the series Kawa=Flow, 9.5 x 6.2 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #982 from the series A Box of Ku, 6 x 4 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #891 from the series A Box of Ku, 4 x 4 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1016 from the series A Box of Ku, 3 x 5 inch archival pigment print
Untitled #1062 from the series A Box of Ku, 4 x 6 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1142 from the series Nakazora, 3 x 5 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #1171 from the series A Box of Ku, 4.5 x 6.5 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #13 from the series A Box of Ku, 2.5 x 4 inch gelatin silver print with mixed media
Untitled #190 from the series A Box of Ku, 3.5 x 5.5 inch gelatin silver print
Untitled #1504 from the series Kawa=Flow, 8 x 5 inch gelatin silver print
Japanese photographer Masao Yamamoto explores the emotional power of photography, creating small-scale silver gelatin prints that highlight the relationship between photography and memory. He works with a range of subject matter, from the nude female body to the landscapes and natural wildlife that he encounters in the Japanese countryside.
His early series, A Box of Ku and Nakazora are comprised of palm-sized photographs that the artist has subjected to a process of artificial aging, creasing or staining them, so that each one is imbued with a timeless quality. Described as “visual haikus,” these photographs reveal the beauty that is found in the often-overlooked elements of daily life - a flock of birds in the sky, or a chipped ceramic bowl. These series are displayed unframed, in loosely scattered groupings where the spaces in between the prints are as important as the prints themselves. The object-status of each photograph is further highlighted by the fact that many of them are intended to be handled, so that an intimate viewing experience is encouraged, mirroring the intimate nature of many of the moments Yamamoto has captured.
In his more recent series, Kawa=Flow, Yamamoto attempts to visualize the rupture between the past, present, and future existence of humanity using similar subject matter to the earlier series. Here, however, he has employed a slightly larger scale, presenting the work as single, framed prints. As with his earlier work, Yamamoto continues to be anchored by a close relationship with his surrounding environment.
Born in Gamagori-City, Japan, in 1957, Yamamoto is based in Yamanashi, Japan. His work has been exhibited in numerous international institutions including High Museum of Art, Atlanta; George Eastman House, Rochester; Carrousel du Louvre, Paris; Galerie de Moderne, Munich; and Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego. Yamamoto’s photographs are included in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the International Center of Photography, New York; and the Sir Elton John Collection, among others. His monographs include Tori, Radius Books, 2016; Fujsan, Nazraeli press, 2008; é Nazraeli Press, 2005; Omizuao Nazraeil Press, 2003; Nakazora Nazraeli Press, 2001; and A Box of Ku Nazraeli Press, 1998.
