Supported by  KERING’S WOMEN IN MOTION
Scenography by Miho Odaka (APLUS DESIGNWORKS)

This exhibition, a dialogue between two female photographers of different generations, is supported by Women In Motion, a Kering program to shine a light on women in the fields of arts and culture. Since 2015, Women In Motion has provided a platform for reflection on the role of women – challenging mindsets and providing opportunities for greater recognition of their contributions in all areas of the arts.

Rinko Kawauchi (b. 1972 in Shiga, Japan) is an internationally acclaimed photographer. In 2002, she received the 27th Kimura Ihei Award for her series Utatane and Hanabi. In 2023, she was honored with the Sony World Photography Award for Outstanding Contributions to Photography. Her most notable series include Illuminance (2011),Ametsuchi (2013), and Halo (2017). Recent publications include the photobooks Yamanami (2022) and HERE AND NOW&lt(2023, in collaboration with Shuntaro Tanigawa). Kawauchi’s work is frequently shown in exhibitions around the world and her native Japan, such as the major solo exhibition Rinko Kawauchi: M/E ― On this sphere Endlessly interlinking&lt at Tokyo Opera City Gallery (2022) and Shiga Museum of Art (2023).

Tokuko Ushioda (b. 1940 in Tokyo, Japan) studied under Yasuhiro Ishimoto and Kiyoji Otsuji at Kuwasawa Design School and graduated in 1963. She taught at Kuwasawa Design School and Tokyo Zokei University from 1966 to 1978. She has worked as a freelance photographer since 1975. In 2018 her Bibliotheca series won the Domon Ken Award, the Photographic Society of Japan’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Higashikawa International Photo Festival’s Domestic Photographer Award. Other representative works include ICE BOX, in which she photographed the contents of various families’ refrigerators. In 2019 she won the Kuwasawa Special Award.