「そこ一里」
故郷の房総半島へ繰り返し旅をする。廻る時間とともに光が微妙に移りゆく。草を踏みしめる私の意識もゆっくりと移りゆく。レンズを通して静視するこの世界は、同じように見えても本当は少しずつ変わっていく。そして目の前の光景が断片となる時、親しみ深い故郷がまるで遠い辺境のように立ち現れる。その時沸き起こる心の震えを求め、私は"そこ一里"に化かされたように房総で写真を撮り続けている。
近いのに遠く、遠いのに近い。写真が意識を超え、世界の見え方が少しずつ変わっていく。親しみ深くも余所余所しい郷愁に心を震わせ、私はまた新しく房総と出会っていけるのかもしれない。いくら撮っても私には「まだ何か」という気がしてならない。
（房総で道のりを尋ねると「すぐそこだ」と答えるが、歩いてみると一里もあってなかなか到着しないことを、ことわざで"上総のそこ一里"と言う。）
（嶋田篤人）
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金柑画廊は、5月14日（土）から6月5日（日）まで、 嶋田篤人写真展 「そこ一里」を開催いたします。2021年にリコーイメージングスクエアにて開催された同タイトルシリーズの新作展示となります。
嶋田篤人は作家活動を始めて間もない頃から、同じレンズとフィルムを使い、房総半島で撮影した作品を制作し続けています。現像からプリントまで自身の手で行い、継続可能な同じフォーマットを選び、発見と鍛錬と構築を繰り返す。彼の制作姿勢はとても写真的でありながら、俳句や短歌のそれに近くも思えてきます。一見姿の変わらぬ房総半島の景色の中に見続けていくことで見えてくる何かを求めて、彼は写真を撮り続けます。日々の些細な変化を愛でる、その行為がいとおしいことだと彼の作品に再認識させられる。今回の展示では15点ほどのモノクロプリント作品が並びます。彼の眼差しを通した風景とそのプリントの繊細な美しさと合わせて、この機会にご高覧ください。
（金柑画廊｜太田京子）
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”Soko Ichiri"
I repeatedly travel to my hometown, the Boso Peninsula. As time moves forward, the light subtly shifts. My awareness, as I tread on the grass, slowly transforms as well. Through the lens, this world appears unchanged, yet in reality, it is quietly evolving.
And when the scene before me fragments, my familiar hometown seems to emerge like a distant, remote land. In that moment, I seek the trembling of my heart, as if bewitched by the “Soko Ichiri" of Boso, and continue to capture photographs there.
It is close, yet distant; distant, yet close. Photography transcends my consciousness, and the way I see the world slowly transforms. Moved by a nostalgia that feels both intimate and foreign, I may yet encounter Boso anew. No matter how many photos I take, I cannot shake the feeling that there is still something more to discover.
(When asking for directions in Boso, people often say, "It's just over there," but walking there reveals a mile or more, making it take longer than expected. This is captured in the proverb "Kasuza no Soko Ichiri" or "The one mile of Kazusa.")
(Atsuto Shimada)
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Kinkan Gallery is pleased to present "Soko Iciri," an exhibition of photographs by Atsuto Shimada from May 14 to June 5, 2022.
This exhibition will be a new exhibition of the same title series held at Ricoh Imaging Square in 2021.
Atsuto Shimada has been creating photography works shooting on the Boso Peninsula using the same lens and film since shortly after he started his career as an artist. He develops and prints his own work, chooses the same format that can be continued, and repeats discovery, training, and construction. His approach is very photographic, and at the same time, it seems to be similar to creating haiku and tanka poems. He continues to photograph the seemingly unchanging scenery of the Boso Peninsula for searching of something that can only be seen by continuing to look at it. His photographs show us the beauty of noticing the little things occur daily. This exhibition will feature about 15 monochrome prints. We hope you will take this opportunity to see the sceneries through his eyes, along with the beauty of his delicate prints.
(Kyoko Ota, Kinkangallery)
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*Sanitizing sprays are placed at the entrance, and air is changed periodically. Please wear a mask and disinfect at the entrance when you visit.
*In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection, admission may be restricted for safety reasons.
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※新型コロナウイルス感染症の拡大防止のため、安全を考慮して入場制限をさせていただく場合がございます。
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