3-A Gallery, CICA Museum
May 17 – 21, 2023
2023.05.17 – 05.21
existence
The exhibition “existence” has filmed the landscape of the harmony and coexistence between human technology and the beauty of nature for a certain amount of time. The landscape has both traditional and modern cases.
Japan, the artist’s home country, and Kyoto in particular, is an ideal stage for practicing this style of expression.
Traditional Japanese gardens and tea rooms incorporate nature boldly to create delicate and dynamic landscapes.
The windows, called “shoji,” made of wooden frames and Japanese paper, are delicate and beautiful, bringing harmony between people and nature rather than separating them.
Zen temples are designed to fully embrace the power and mystery of natural forces.
Since ancient times, humans have built their lifestyles and cultures according to the laws of nature and the moon cycle.
Tsutomu’s works, composed solely of a static perspective and a fixed duration of time, serve to make the viewer aware of their own existence.
In today’s world, where virtual reality are expanding rapidly, this project aims to celebrate humanity and return to the spirit of technology and society coexisting with nature.
Tsutomu Fujimoto is a director of photography and artist based in New York.
In the field of visual media, He has participated in numerous domestic and international projects, both in client work and artwork.
In particular, in the realm of high-resolution video such as 4K-8K, his unique production style has garnered high praise.He established a lecture of Video within the photography program at the art department of Nihon University.Tsutomu’s has exhibited his work in Tokyo, Paris, and New York.
At this exhibition, works mainly captured in Kyoto during November 2019, just before the Covid-19 pandemic, along with recent works captured in New York City were showcased.
