Rinko Kawauchi: At the edge of the everyday world (signed)

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Rinko Kawauchi: At the edge of the everyday world accompanies Kawauchi’s major solo exhibition at Arnolfini's, Bristol, celebrating over twenty years of extraordinary practice, from the internationally acclaimed Japanese photographer, who’s poetic images find beauty in the ordinary moments of everyday life.

Focusing upon Kawauchi’s intimate practice, the publication reveals the small, personal movements within our lives that go on to create larger, universal journeys, showcasing Kawauchi’s extensive career. Featuring an interview with the artist and essays from Lesley A. Martin, executive director of Printed Matter and longtime collaborator, exploring Kawauchi’s photobooks, and Marc Feustel, curator and writer specialising in Japanese photography who looks at the four exhibited series M/E, Aila, Ametsuchi and Illuminance in closer detail, the publication also includes over 40 colour images.

Rinko Kawauchi (born 1972) is a renowned Japanese photographer who lives and works in Chiba, Japan. She graduated from Seian University of Art and Design in 1993. She has had numerous solo exhibitions around the world, including shows at the Fotografiska in Stockholm (2024), Christophe Guye Galerie in Zurich (2022), Aperture Gallery in New York (2013), and the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (2012). Her work has been included in the Daegu Photo Biennale (2012) and Deutsche Börse Photography Prize (2012). Kawauchi’s publications include acclaimed photobooks such as Illuminance (2011), Ametsuchi (2013), Halo (2017), and M/E On this sphere Endlessly interlinking (2022). Her work is held in the collections of major institutions like the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, and the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum. She has received prestigious honors such as the ICP Infinity Award for Art (2009), an Honorary Fellowship from The Royal Photographic Society (2012), and the Higashikawa Award Domestic Photographer Award (2013). Kawauchi recently received the Sony World Photography Award 2023 with a solo exhibition at Somerset House, London.