The early works of Japanese photographic artist Mayumi Hosokura primarily focused on snapshots. Her first photobook, KAZAN, published in 2012, centred on themes of youth, the body, gender, and desire. This series captured the precarious state and intimacy of Japan's young generation. Her later transparency is the new mystery series juxtaposed portraits of youth with natural objects, contrasting the transience of flesh with the enduring nature of the natural world. Mayumi Hosokura's work is poetic, quiet yet searing, offering an unflinching gaze upon diverse bodies while embracing the fluidity of desire. Her follow-up series, Cyalium, extends this approach to other East Asian cities while synthesising her earlier creative explorations.
The NEW SKIN series marks a shift in the artist's creative practice, transitioning from analogue to digital photography. Both in her subjects and presentation, it reveals her contemplation of hybrid states, pixels, and the act of zooming in and out, while also initiating her exploration of video works. Mayumi Hosokura perceives the camera obscura as a dynamic image, while reflection constitutes a photographic phenomenon. For her, photography transcends static imagery, video works complement her photographic philosophy. After exploring digital and video creations, Hosokura sought to return to more tactile, physical processes, producing the walking, diving and sen to te series through analogue printing and embroidery. Until last year, the artist exhibited works beyond the white cube. The imagery in the a house of bodies series became more abstract, attempting to integrate with the space and present the physical body in a more fluid manner.
‘The Fluid Gesture’ traces Mayumi Hosokura's artistic journey to date. From the subject of her gaze and her reflections on photography to the techniques employed in presenting her work, the artist continually seeks new avenues of expression, navigating the interplay of light and shadow with fluid grace.
Curator｜Kobe Ko
Visual Design｜Sara Wu
Lead Technician｜Kevin Ling
日本攝影藝術家細倉真弓的初期作品以抓拍（Snapshot）為主，2012年出版第一本攝影集KAZAN，主題圍繞青春、身體、性別與慾望，此系列從捕捉了日本年輕人不穩定的狀態與親密感。隨後的 transparency is the new mystery 系列，把年輕人的肖像與自然物並置，肉身的短暫與自然物漫長形成對比。細倉真弓的作品詩意、安靜而灼熱，毫不保留地展現對各種身體的凝視，擁抱慾望的流動。其後創作的 Cyalium 系列，藝術家使用相同的手法將創作延展至東亞其他城市，亦總結了她的早期創作。
NEW SKIN 系列是藝術家創作的轉向，從類比攝影轉變成數位攝影，在拍攝對象及作品呈現上都展現了她對混種狀態，以及對像素（pixel）及縮放（zoom in/ zoom out）的思考的思考，亦開始出現錄像作品。細倉真弓把暗箱（Camera Obscura）視為動態的影像，而反射則是攝影現象，對她來說，攝影並不只是靜態影像，而流動的錄像作品正好補充了她的攝影哲學。經歷了一系列的數位及錄像創作後，細倉希望回到更有手工感的物理性製作過程，以類比印刷及刺繡創作了 walking, diving 及 sen to te 系列。直至去年，藝術家在白盒子以外的空間展示作品，a house of bodies 系列作品的畫面更顯抽象，並嘗試融入空間，以更流動的方式呈現肉身。
「流動的姿態」回顧了細倉真弓截至目前的創作歷程，從凝視的主題、對攝影的思考以至呈現作品的手法，藝術家一直在尋找突破口，以流動的姿態遊走於光影之間。
策展人｜高穎琳
視覺設計｜吳依宣
技術指導｜凌中雲
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