Posted:Nov 2, 2008

Osamu Wataya Photo Exhibition at Rat Hole Gallery

Dedicated to the display of photography, Rat Hole Gallery has in the last 12 months held exhibition of such re-known photographers as Daido Moriyama, Nobuyoshi Araki, Boris Mikhailov and others. Tuesday night saw the opening of an exhibition by a younger Japanese photographer, Osamu Wataya. His photojournalistic works bring to mind Daido Moriyama’s street photography and the uncanny and disturbing subjects of Diane Arbus’ work.

Osamu Wataya (second from the right) talking with the opening visitors.

Chocolates which look like cubes of moss, prepared by Food Creation to the theme of 'Pond'

Araki (left) looking at photos

Guests mingling in the reception area outside the gallery

Araki standing in front of Osamu Wataya's works, shot in the Ukraine. He seems to be a fan of Wataya's photos

Some more creative food from Food Creation

Aneta Glinkowska

Aneta Glinkowska

Born in Poland. She has lived in New York since 1996, where she attended college and graduate school. To escape the routine of science labs in college, she went to the movies daily. Following an MA in Cinema Studies, she roams Tokyo as a writer, visiting art galleries daily and blogging about art events. She's looking for opportunities to write about art and cinema for all types of publications. Contact via email: aneta [at] tokyoartbeat [dot ]com.