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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 City, Iwate Prefecture)
Opening hours: 10:00–19:00　
Closed: Follows Parc Avenue Kawatoku's closing days

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◼︎Work Details
・Framed size｜884×593×30mm
・Materials｜Pen, photograph _Type C print
・Year of creation｜2025
・Framing｜Yes
・Shipping fee: 3000 yen nationwide
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*Photos are for illustrative purposes only. Colors, sizes, and frame designs may differ from the actual product. We appreciate your understanding.

◼︎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 Rikuya Yoshida, Yuki Ino, Yuya Ohji, and NANA. Artists who received photographs taken by Matsuoka added drawings, "responding" by creating their own works, leading to a dialogue between photography and painting, like an exchange of letters.

When these artists, who express themselves in different genres and methods, touch 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 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 captures his daily surroundings in photographs while continuing to photograph the world with an equal gaze. His major solo exhibitions include "Marie" 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. Futsu Janai Mono." at Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film (Tokyo, 2025).

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