Artist

HIRASAWA Kenji

"THERMOMACY / PLAY FACE CELEBRATION" 2022, Shibuya Fashion Week Public Art, Shibuya Scramble Crossing (Tokyo)

2019 Asama International Photo Festival, Nagano

"PROVOKE 2.0" Festiwal Fotografii plener Żory, 2018, Muzeum Ognia(Poland)

HIRASAWA Kenji

Born 1982 in Tokyo, live in Tokyo, Japan

A photographer and contemporary artist based in Tokyo and London. After studying satellite-based remote sensing technology at Keio University (SFC), they earned an MA in Photography from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in the UK. By employing thermography to capture the internal light (heat) emitted by organisms, they create portraits that visualize biological phenomena. Their work explores the nature of life and memory in the post-digital age.

Selected Exhibition

2022 Solo Exhibition, If love is quantifiable,, BUoY Arts Center Tokyo, Tokyo

2022 Public Art, THERMOMACY / PLAY FACE CELEBRATION, Shibuya Fashion Week, Shibuya Scramble Crossing, Tokyo

2018 Festival, PROVOKE 2.0, Festiwal Fotografii Plener Żory, Muzeum Ognia, Żory, Poland

Selected Award

Shortlisted, Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards (USA / France) 2012

Winner, Flash Forward Award, The Magenta Foundation (UK) 2012

Shortlisted, Kassel Photobook Award (Germany) 2012

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