Kohei Kawatani

Contact / CV / Sinrin301


"Tofu-Knife" at Skwat / Twelvebooks Warehouse 23th Nov, 2021

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TOKYO FASHION STRIDE ×YAU Talk Program

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Kiko Kostadinov × Asics

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LOEWE 23SS Wallets Campaign

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ZOZO×LOEWE Wallet Campaign

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IDEAL PICTURES at R for D

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LOEWE Wallet Campaign 2022

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NIA by Kaho Nakamura(中村佳穂)

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編集の提案 by 津野海太郎, 宮田文久

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Laforet 2022 Spring Summer

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Book Signing Exhibition at DSMG

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Vote Poster for 2021 Election

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Them Magazine vol.028

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The created artwork utilizes motifs that focus on artificial objects and light, and transforms them into new, unnatural images using special digital techniques. The aim of this work is to provide a new interpretation of familiar objects and to explore the possibilities of contemporary photographic expression from a fresh perspective.

These new images are both something we have never seen before and at the same time, something that looks familiar. This artwork encourages us to change our perspective on the things we see in our daily lives and discover the beauty behind them.

This artwork also serves as a message towards the concept of "artificial," which has become increasingly important in our lives with the progress of technology. It is important for us to understand how artificial things are relevant to our lives and to consider the impact that things we create ourselves have on us.

Statement

Salty Yogurt

Wannacry

Wannacry Kohei Kawatani

Tofu-Knife

Tofu-Knife Kohei Kawatani

I always carried a large strobe and used it to produce strong light even under the sun while taking pictures. When zooming the lens to the maximum, the background of the subject disappears and only its texture is vividly depicted.

I compiled these unrelated photos taken in various places using this technique under the title "Tofu-Knife" as one work. Even people, urban landscapes, and organic matter such as plants lose their realism due to the strong strobe.

Considering photography as a tool for visual communication, I am examining its possibilities through this work.

Statement

2.5PB 4.5/10

2.5PB 4.5/10 Kohei Kawatani

Jaxtaposition - repeat

Jaxtaposition - repeat Kohei Kawatani 2018

Mizaj ~within you without you~

Mizaj ~Within you without you~ at TAP Gallery

Between Sea To Mountain

Between Sea To Mountain Kohei Kawatani 2017

Pyrite

Pyrite Kohei Kawatani2016

CV

1992,born in Shimane Japan.

based in Tokyo, Japan.

Instagram / Twitter

Exhibition

2023

KANAKO SAKAI × Kohei Kawatani “TOKYO FASHION STRIDE 2nd stride” at Shin-Marunouchi Building (新丸の内ビルディング) (Tokyo)

2022

P.O.N.D. MINI in PXXX? at Hikari Plaza, Hisaya Odori Park(光の広場・久屋大通公園) (Nagoya)

P.O.N.D. 2022 〜IN DOUBT/見えていないものを、考える。〜 at SHIBUYA PARCO (Tokyo)

377975km2 Vol.2 Exhibition at MIDORI.so Bakuroyokoyama (Tokyo)

"PHOTO ALT" at amana virtual museum (Virtual)

Ideal Pictures at R for D (Japan)

2021

"Tofu-Knife" at Skwat / Twelvebooks Warehouse (Japan)

2020

JAPAN PHOTO AWARD EXHIBITION at HOTEL ANTEROOM KYOTO l Gallery 9.5 (Japan)

‘NEW JAPAN PHOTO - ISSUE 10’ at CHI-KA SPACE (Dubai)

2019

Tofu-Knife at sinrin301 (Tokyo)

2018

Mizaj~within you without you~ at TAP gallery (Tokyo)

2017

Between sea to mountain at sinrin301 (Tokyo)

2016

TOKYO FRONTLINE PHOTO AWARD NEW VISIONS #03 at G/P gallery Shinonome (Tokyo)

STUDY TEN at WDI. Gallery (Tokyo)

Award

KASSEL DUMMY AWARD 2020 First Prize

Japan Photo Award 2019 selected by Charlotte Cotton

TOKYO FRONTLINE PHOTOAWARD 2016 千葉雅也賞

Open call

MEET 2020

BAD TASTE Flavour | Yogurt Magazine

Der Greif Guest-Room Selection by Nathalie Herschdorfer

Slideluck Tokyo Ⅱ (tokyo)