Keijiro Kai "Down to the Bone"
Kurochiku Makura Building
Starts 4/12
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Keijiro Kai
Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1974, Keijiro Kai graduated from the Tokyo School of Photography in 2002. He is currently a part-time instructor at the same school.
He has participated in festivals and group exhibitions including the Daegu Photo Biennale (South Korea, 2016), Taipei Photo (Taiwan, 2018), Noorderlicht International Photography Festival (Netherlands, 2019), and T3 Photo Festival Tokyo (Tokyo, 2024). He has also held numerous solo exhibitions. Kai's photo books include Shrove Tuesday (TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY, 2013), Wounded Bear (TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY, 2016), Down to the Bone (Shinjuku Shobo, 2020), and Kira no Haregi (ZEN FOTO GALLERY, 2023).
In 2016, Kai won the 28th Photographic Society Award for his photo exhibitions Wounded Bear and Down to the Bone. In 2020, he received the 20th Sagamihara Photography Award for the photo book Down to the Bone . In 2021, he won the 45th Ina Nobuo Award for the same exhibition.
At KYOTOGRAPHIE Kai focuses on capturing Japan, Europe, and South America, etc. Physical traditional events that predate the modern concept of sports. He emerges himself in these practices and uses photography to engage with fundamental questions about human "life."
He has participated in festivals and group exhibitions including the Daegu Photo Biennale (South Korea, 2016), Taipei Photo (Taiwan, 2018), Noorderlicht International Photography Festival (Netherlands, 2019), and T3 Photo Festival Tokyo (Tokyo, 2024). He has also held numerous solo exhibitions. Kai's photo books include Shrove Tuesday (TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY, 2013), Wounded Bear (TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY, 2016), Down to the Bone (Shinjuku Shobo, 2020), and Kira no Haregi (ZEN FOTO GALLERY, 2023).
In 2016, Kai won the 28th Photographic Society Award for his photo exhibitions Wounded Bear and Down to the Bone. In 2020, he received the 20th Sagamihara Photography Award for the photo book Down to the Bone . In 2021, he won the 45th Ina Nobuo Award for the same exhibition.
At KYOTOGRAPHIE Kai focuses on capturing Japan, Europe, and South America, etc. Physical traditional events that predate the modern concept of sports. He emerges himself in these practices and uses photography to engage with fundamental questions about human "life."
Schedule | Apr 12 (Sat) 2025-May 11 (Sun) 2025 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1000, Students ¥800 *Please check the official website for information regarding Kyotographie Passport tickets. | ||||
| Website | https://www.kyotographie.jp/en/programs/2025/keijiro-kai/ | ||||
| Venue | Kurochiku Makura Building | ||||
| Location | 374-2 Mukadeya-cho, Chukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 604-8214 | ||||
| Access | 6 minute walk from exit 25 at Karasuma Station on the Hankyu line, 8 minute walk from exit 6 at Karasuma Oike Station on the Karasuma and Tozai subway lines. | ||||
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