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This is a list of exhibited works from the exhibition "Distant Closeness" — The Universe of Ittetsu Matsuoka and Yamanami Kobo — held at HERALBONY ISAI PARK from Sunday, December 7, 2025, to Friday, January 16, 2026.

◼︎Exhibition Information
Exhibition "Distant Closeness" — The Universe of Ittetsu Matsuoka and Yamanami Kobo —
Period: Sunday, December 7, 2025 – Friday, January 16, 2026
Location: HERALBONY ISAI PARK (Parc Avenue Kawatoku 1F, 1-10-1 Saien, Morioka, Iwate)
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 19:00　
Closed: Follows the closing days of Parc Avenue Kawatoku

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◼︎Artwork Details
・Framed size: 882×1227×40mm
・Medium: Posca, Photographs _Type C print
・Year of creation: 2025
・Framed: Yes
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・Shipping time: For purchases made during the exhibition period, items will be shipped sequentially, approximately one month after the exhibition ends, starting from January 16, 2026. For purchases made after that, items will be shipped sequentially, approximately one month after purchase.
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◼︎About the exhibition "Distant Closeness" — The Universe of Ittetsu Matsuoka and Yamanami Kobo —
This exhibition features 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 affiliated with the facility. The participating artists are Rikuto Yoshida, Yuki Ino, Yuya Oji, and NANA. Artists who received photographs taken by Matsuoka layered drawings and "responded" by inscribing their works, creating a dialogue between photography and painting like an exchange of letters.

When these artists, expressing themselves in different genres and methods, interact with each other's works, it creates trust and dialogue that transcend words. The world captured through Matsuoka's lens and the world seen through the artists' eyes intersect, giving birth to new works and raising 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 founded and managed Terme Gallery in 2008. He continues to capture the world with an equivalent gaze, while taking photographs of his daily life. Major solo exhibitions include "Marii" at BOOKMARC (Tokyo, 2018), "Yasashii Dake" at amanaTIGP (Tokyo, 2020), "what i know" at amanaTIGP (Tokyo, 2023), and "TOKYO GAMES" at Shibuya Scramble SKY GALLERY (Tokyo, 2023). His latest solo exhibition is "Motto Fukakute Shakakute, Abunakute, Tamaranaku Utsukushii Yatsu. Futsu Janai Mono." at Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film (Tokyo, 2025).

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