Photographs and drawings intertwine like a dialogue. Exhibition "Distant Closeness"
Good evening, this is Marie from HERALBONY. The exhibition "Distant Closeness" - The Universe of Matsuoka Ittetsu and Yamanami Kobo - by photographer Matsuoka Ittetsu and other unique artists is being held at the HERALBONY LABORATORY GINZA Gallery in Ginza, Tokyo, until Monday, November 24th.
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>Exhibition "'Close and Far' - Ittetsu Matsuoka and the Universe of Atelier Yamanami"
An exhibition project like a "correspondence" where photography and art intersect
This exhibition will consist of works that photographer Ittetsu Matsuoka has been collecting for many years, as well as new photographs taken during a visit to Yamanami Kobo, a welfare facility in Shiga Prefecture, and collaborative works with artists who work at the facility.
The participating artists are Rikuto Yoshida , Yuki Ino , Hiroya Oji , and NANA. The artists received the photographs taken by Matsuoka and then added drawings to them, carving their own works into a "response," creating a dialogue between the photographs and the paintings that resembles a correspondence.
Matsuoka's comments on this special exhibition are wonderful, so we would like to introduce some of them here.
"We should not simply leave our interpretation of the world to the rules of the world,
These are words that I reinterpret in my own head and then spit out,
It's like words, but it's not, it's like music,
It's in their own language, so at first it's hard to understand.
But once you understand it, it feels really good.
There is also joy in being able to understand.
Everyone I met at Yamanami was the same.
Each one lives in their own universe.
So it's hard to understand at first.
But once you understand it, it's okay.
The rest is fine.”
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>Exhibition "'Close and Far' - Ittetsu Matsuoka and the Universe of Atelier Yamanami"
The original artworks currently on display can also be viewed in our online store.
"Untitled #4" original artwork
Rikuto Yoshida 
"Untitled #5" original artwork
Rikuto Yoshida
Rikuto Yoshida established his current style of work when he happened to pick up a fashion magazine and started doodling with his pen. His style of freely and effortlessly adding colors in an exquisite arrangement on top of Matsuoka's photographs is truly unique. 
"Untitled #36" original artwork
Yuki Ino
In this piece, Yuki Ino's drawings seem to gently envelop students on their way to and from school. Ino and Rikuto are great friends and work side by side. When he visited our gallery in Ginza the other day, Rikuto told us that the piece depicts a "house." What does it look like to you? 
"Untitled #13" original artwork
NANA
Another unique piece is this one, featuring drawings by NANA. The animals have lively expressions that make you want to have a conversation with them.
We also have works by various other artists on display. Please check them out.
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Art T-shirts featuring the exhibited works
[Ittetsu Matsuoka x Rikuto Yoshida] Printed T-shirt "Untitled #19"
Rikuto Yoshida 
[Ittetsu Matsuoka x Rikuto Yoshida] Printed T-shirt "Untitled #9"
Rikuto Yoshida 
[Ittetsu Matsuoka x Rikuto Yoshida] Printed T-shirt "Untitled #15"
Rikuto Yoshida
Artist Yoshida Rikuto has also created art T-shirts featuring drawings on Matsuoka's photographs. The T-shirts feature large prints of three pieces of art by these artists, who express themselves in different genres and through different methods, conveying a sense of trust that goes beyond words.
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Special talk event will be held on Saturday, November 1st. No reservations required.
As a related event, there will be a talk event featuring photographer Ittetsu Matsuoka, Rikuto Yoshida and Yuki Ino, who are contracted artists for HERALBONY and belong to Atelier Yamanami, and Kazukazu Yamashita, facility director of Atelier Yamanami.
Event Overview
Date: Saturday, November 1st
Time: 14:00-15:00
Participation is free / no registration required
Venue: HERALBONY LABORATORY GINZA Gallery (2nd floor Lab.4)
1F Gintomi Building, 2-5-16 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
>Exhibition "'Close and Far' - Ittetsu Matsuoka and the Universe of Atelier Yamanami"
