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This is a list of exhibited works from the exhibition "Distant Closeness: The World of Ittetsu Matsuoka and Yamanami Kobo" held at HERALBONY ISAI PARK from December 7, 2025 (Sun) to January 16, 2026 (Fri).

◼︎Exhibition Information
Exhibition "Distant Closeness: The World of Ittetsu Matsuoka and Yamanami Kobo"
Period: December 7, 2025 (Sun) - January 16, 2026 (Fri)
Location: HERALBONY ISAI PARK (Parc Avenue Kawatoku 1F, 1-10-1 Saien, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture)
Opening hours: 10:00 - 19:00　
Closed: Follows the closing days of Parc Avenue Kawatoku

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◼︎Work Details
・Framed size｜322×272×30mm
・Materials｜Pen, photograph _Type C print
・Year of creation｜2025
・Framed｜Yes
・Shipping cost: 3000 yen nationwide
・Shipping period: If purchased during the exhibition period, items will be shipped sequentially, roughly one month after the exhibition ends, starting from January 16, 2026. If purchased after that, items will be shipped sequentially, roughly one month after the purchase date.
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※The photos are for illustrative purposes only. Colors, sizes, and frame designs may differ from the actual product. Thank you for your understanding.

◼︎About the exhibition "Distant Closeness: The World of Ittetsu Matsuoka and Yamanami Kobo"
This exhibition consists of works that photographer Ittetsu Matsuoka has collected over many years, as well as new photographs taken during his visit to "Yamanami Kobo," a welfare facility in Shiga Prefecture, and collaborative works with artists belonging to the facility. The participating artists are four individuals: Rikuto Yoshida, Yuki Ino, Yuya Oji, and NANA. Artists who received photographs taken by Matsuoka layered drawings on them, and by returning their works as "responses," a dialogue like an exchange of letters was born between photography and painting.

When artists who express themselves in different genres and methods interact with each other's works, it creates trust and dialogue that transcends words. The world captured through Matsuoka's lens and the world seen through the artists' eyes intertwine to create new works, bringing to light fundamental questions about "seeing," "connecting," and "existing."

Ittetsu Matsuoka

Photo by. Kenji Takahashi

Born in 1978. Photographer. Graduated from Nihon University College of Art, Department of Photography. While working as a photographer, he established and managed Terme Gallery in 2008. He continues to capture the world with an equal gaze, photographing his daily surroundings. Major solo exhibitions include "Marie" BOOKMARC (Tokyo, 2018), "Only Gentle" amanaTIGP (Tokyo, 2020), "what i know" amanaTIGP (Tokyo, 2023), and "TOKYO GAMES" Shibuya Scramble SKY GALLERY (Tokyo, 2023). His latest solo exhibition is "Something deeper, sharper, more dangerous, and irresistibly beautiful. Something not normal." Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film (Tokyo, 2025).

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