rinko kawauchi: a glimmer in silence

rinko kawauchi: a glimmer in silence galerie priska pasquer, cologne september 4th to november 2nd, 2010

both: untitled, 2009 c-print mounted on dibond, ed. 6, 101 x 101 cm all images © rinko kawauchi, courtesy galerie priska pasquer, cologne

through her work, japanese photographer rinko kawauchi presents a flowing, fragmentary depiction of everyday life depicting fleeting scenes and small objects. her newest series ‘a glimmer in silence’ are also less than spectacular – capturing a light reflected in a mirror, a small frog sitting on a hand, fish in a plastic bag… kawauchi’s work alludes to the relationship between people and the manifestations of animate and inanimate nature as well as the basic experiences of human kind the transience of life, birth and death.

artistically, her motifs, for the most part, are shot in natural light, drawing their poetic character from her subtle use of light and color with a focus on the ephemeral – poetry and emotion are fused with images of fleeting beauty, frequently with melancholic undertones.

left: untitled, 2009 c-print mounted on dibond, ed. 6, 101 x 101 cm right: untitled, 2009 c-print mounted on dibond, ed. 6, 23,5 x 25,5 cm

both: untitled, 2009 c-print mounted on dibond, ed. 6, 23,5 x 25,5 cm

left: untitled, 2009 c-print mounted on dibond, ed. 6, 101 x 101 cm right: untitled, 2009 c-print mounted on dibond, ed. 6, 23,5 x 25,5 cm

rinko kawauchi was born in 1972 in shiga japan. her work has been exhibited at fondation cartier, paris; the photographers’ gallery, london, museum moderna de sao paulo; photografins hus, stockholm to name a few.