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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"
Dates: Sunday, December 7, 2025 – Friday, January 16, 2026
Location: HERALBONY ISAI PARK (Parc Avenue Kawatoku 1F, 1-10-1 Saien, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture)
Opening Hours: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM　
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
・Framing｜Included
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◼︎About the Exhibition "Distant Closeness: The Universe of Ittetsu Matsuoka and Yamanami Kobo"
This exhibition comprises 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 same facility. The participating artists are Rikuto Yoshida, Yuki Ino, Yuya Ohji, and NANA. Artists who received Matsuoka's photographs added drawings, creating "responses" and returning their works, thereby fostering a dialogue between photography and painting, much like a correspondence.

When artists who express 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 eyes of the artists intertwine, 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 established and managed Therme Gallery in 2008. He continues to capture daily life and the world with an equal gaze. 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 Surudokute, Abunakute, Tamaranaku Utsukushii Yatsu. Futsuu Janai Mono." at Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film (Tokyo, 2025).

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