We are delighted to present a retrospective solo exhibition featuring the works of Japanese photographer Sudi at IBASHO.
Sudi is a photographic artist based in Tokyo, Japan, who started photography to express her written poetry in a visual from. Characteristic for her are high contrasts between light and shadow, changing everyday scenes into extraordinary ones. Sudi believes that aesthetic experiences can be found in common places and moments that are often ignored.
Using photography, she captures the connection between herself and the universe, in this way documenting her own reality. Regardless of where she is, she trusts her instincts and captures spontaneous, real, fleeting moments without any manipulation. Simply a rapid-eyed response to an unconscious resonance between the scene and her inner self.
For Sudi photography is an active meditation and life-giving form. As she describes, photography transports her elsewhere ‘allowing an escape from my surroundings and filling the emptiness I always feel’. In her work she incorporates her personal relation to Japanese society, by observing it from a distance.
The first artist book of Sudi titled ‘Beyond Shadow’ published by IBASHO, will be launched during the vernissage on Saturday 14 September. The exhibition ‘Beyond Shadow’ runs from 14 September - 2 November 2024.
