Tamotsu Kido
Captivated by the “phenomenon of light” photographer Tamotsu Kido accentuates the symmetry found in natural objects as they interact with sunlight. These natural interventions highlight layers within the image, drawing out contrast and saturation in order to share his vision of landscapes and the bodies of animals. Integral to his black-and-white photographic work are shadows and reflections, allowing rigid objects to adopt new forms and to show viewers nature's full potential. Kido often captures moments that read as surreal due to what seems to be manufactured symmetry and color. Bright pops of primary colors appear to reverberate off of each other, directing the eye toward contrasting natural forms and seemingly perfect man-made objects. His work stresses the deterioration of industry and manufactured structures against flourishing natural landscapes. This contrast allows viewers to see the beauty in the relationship between life and destruction, static objects and organic forms, and symmetry and chaos.
Kido’s photography has been displayed at solo exhibitions in Tokyo at Hagiwara Projects, Roppongi Hills Club, Galerie Tokyo Humanite, and Gallery MAKI as well as See Saw gallery + cafe in Nagoya, Japan, and Gallery NAF and Nikko Cordial Corporation Window Gallery in Aichi, Japan. Additionally he has contributed …
Captivated by the “phenomenon of light” photographer Tamotsu Kido accentuates the symmetry found in natural objects as they interact with sunlight. These natural interventions highlight layers within the image, drawing out contrast and saturation in order to share his vision of landscapes and the bodies of animals. Integral to his black-and-white photographic work are shadows and reflections, allowing rigid objects to adopt new forms and to show viewers nature's full potential. Kido often captures moments that read as surreal due to what seems to be manufactured symmetry and color. Bright pops of primary colors appear to reverberate off of each other, directing the eye toward contrasting natural forms and seemingly perfect man-made objects. His work stresses the deterioration of industry and manufactured structures against flourishing natural landscapes. This contrast allows viewers to see the beauty in the relationship between life and destruction, static objects and organic forms, and symmetry and chaos.
Kido’s photography has been displayed at solo exhibitions in Tokyo at Hagiwara Projects, Roppongi Hills Club, Galerie Tokyo Humanite, and Gallery MAKI as well as See Saw gallery + cafe in Nagoya, Japan, and Gallery NAF and Nikko Cordial Corporation Window Gallery in Aichi, Japan. Additionally he has contributed work to group exhibitions at Shibuya HIKARIE in Tokyo, Mie Prefectural Art Museum in Aichi, eN arts in Kyoto, and Toyota Municipal Museum of Art in Aichi.
