PHOTOGRAPHER

NAMIKO KITAURA

ロンドン芸術大学 (University of the Arts London) を首席で卒業後、ベネトン社主宰のアーティスト・イン・レジデンス FABRICA (www.fabrica.it) で日本人初の写真家としてスポンサーを受け経験を積み、ヨーロッパ各地で活動。帰国後はSIGNOに所属し、FashionやBeautyの分野を中心に活動。Hotel「Four Seasons Otemachi」では、全客室のアートワークを手がけるなど、建築家とのコラボレーションや空間デザインの分野においても表現の場を広げる。また、ビジュアルアーティストとして社会に潜む様々な問題と向き合い、その裏にある言葉にならない感覚や感情を独自の撮影手法にて視覚化し、国境を超えたビジュアルコミュニケーションを目指している。
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Clients

Four Seasons / Canon / Nikon / SONY / UN/WHO / United Colors of Benetton / Reporters Without Borders / SHISEIDO / Cartier / Dior / KENZO / L’Oréal / ANTEPRIMA / Neil Barrett / Roger Vivier / courréges / PATRICK STEPHAN / UNITED ARROWS / UNTITLED / ANAYI / optimistis organics / KAO etc

Magazine

[JAPAN]
VOGUE JAPAN / VOGUE girl / Harper’s BAZAAR / ELLE Japon / Violet Book Japan / Numero Tokyo / Figaro Japon / SPUR / GINZA / Dazzle / CREA / 装苑 / commons & sense / commons & sense man / Pen / Dress / oggi / Domani / Maquia / Frau / SKYWARD etc

[INTERNATIONAL]
VOGUE Pelle / VOGUE Gioiello / VOGUE Accessory / L’Officiel Voyage / Wallpaper / Photo / Repubblica / Le Monde / Amica

Exhibition

2022: ‘Ephemeral, stories with Japanese native violas’ in collaboration with Niwabito @ La Terre, Tokyo
2021: 'Les vêtements pour l’été » in collaboration with L'Armoire @ the sight room, Tokyo
2021: ‘Art District Tokyo’ @ Eslite Spectrum Nihonbashi (Coredo Muromachi Terrace), Tokyo 2021: ‘TAGBOAT Art Fair’ @ Portcity Takeshiba, Tokyo
2019: ‘Venice Design 2019’ @ Palazzo Michiel, Venice
2018: ’TOKYO ILLUSION’ @ Dali Art Plaza, Taichung
2018: ‘LOOG workshop YUGEN and MIYABI’ @ Worktecht Tokyo
2018: ‘Whiteout’ @ TAGBOAT Gallery, Tokyo
2015: ‘Recollection’ @ CANON Gallery S, Tokyo
2014: ‘Yokohama Paratriennale 2014’ curated by Sachiko Namba @ Zou-no-hana terrace, Yokohama
2012: ‘KEEP A BREAST JAPAN Tokyo Love Show’ curated by Yasha Young @ Omotesando Hills, Tokyo
2012: ‘The Common’ curated by Arata Sasaki @ GYRE, Tokyo
2012: ‘Kū’ Solaé art gallery project @ Akasaka Biz tower, Tokyo
2011: ‘Chic Art Fair 2011’ with Galerie Florence Moll @ La Cité de la Mode et du Design, Paris
2011: ‘Domestic Stills’ Solo exhibition @ Tokyo gallery, Tokyo
2008: ‘Out of Body’ video installation @ Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
2006: ‘Tokyo Photo View’ sponsored by Polaroid, curated by Shigeo GOTO @ Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
2005: ‘Untitled’ @ Via Ventura ex-Faema, Milan

Awards

2015: Sponsorship by CANON (Japan)
2014: Sponsorship by Shiseido
2006: Sponsorship by L’Oreal Garnier Paris (France)
2006: Sponsorship by CANON (France)
2003-2005: Residency @ FABRICA the Benetton communication reserach center (Italy)
2005: PHoto España 2005 ‘Descubrimientos - One of the best selected portfolios’ (Spain)
2004: Sliver prize at Nagoya design DO competition (Japan)

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