The time of the cocoon
2010. 6.7 Mon - 6.26 Sat
12:00-19:00/Tue-Fri 12:00-17:00/Sat closed on Sun and Mon
The Third Gallery Aya is pleased to announce a solo show by Hiromi Kakimoto called “The time of the cocoon” which runs from June, 7 to June, 26, 2010.
Kakimoto’s works capture the instability of young girls.
She is fascinated by the uneasy femininity of young girls, the existence of which allows them to deal with a lot of things.
She regards them as residents of a parallel world who are mediums between reality and fantasy.
And she tries express these two aspects of femininity of young girls using symboloic female images such as the sea, flowers, and the moon and mythical images . Don’t miss it.
Artist Statement
When I woke up in the morning, the word “Po-lone girls” remained in my mind clearly from last night’s dream.
After checking the word on the web, I couldn’t find it and forgot the content of my dream. I was also looking for the phrase “Po-lone girls” in my memory, but I couldn’t find it. I felt it was something special and I have been looking for it for a while.
The young girls were given the role of shaman and exist as a medium to communicate between two worlds before getting their first period.
They were confined to a special time and place between life and death and were waiting for the time to be free.
I have been thinking of signals from the unconscious world at times and various borders.
Kakimoto Hiromi
Outline
| 1976 | Born in Osaka and Currently lives in Kyoto |
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| 1997 | Graduated Japan institute of Photography and Film |
| 1999 | Graduated from Seian University of Art And Design |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2023 | Star Boy -Night of the Flood-. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
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| 2021 | Merge Imago. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
| 2019 | Holy Gardeny. SPACE PLACE, Nizhny Tagil, Russia |
| 2014 | Weaving a Memory. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
| 2010 | The time of the cocoon. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
| 2005 | Little World. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
| 2002 | Little World. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
| 2001 | Little World. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
| 1999 | The memory to return circulation. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
Group Exhibitions
| 2023 | Seian Arts Attention 16: Error of Reality. Seian Arts Center, Otsu, Japan |
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| 2022 | It is, Probably, me. azumagaoka articulation, Yokohama, Japan |
| 2021 | Poetry of Clothing -Maryam Kordbacheh × Hiromi Kakimoto-. GOOD NATURE STATION 4F GALLERY, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2017 | Crossing Views Stockholm. Hotel Diplomat, Stockholm, Sweden FEMALE FORCE FROM JAPAN. Ibasho Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 2016 | Memory and Information. KNOWLEDGE SALON Creative Gallery, Osaka, Japan |
| 2015 | taguchi fine art ＋ The Third Gallery Aya in Nakanoshima hosted by Kumi Okumura. Nakanoshima Banks de sign de >, Osaka, Japan |
| 2014 | Regards Croisés. Regent Center Crans-Montana, Crans-Montana, Switzerland Crossing Views. Nicolas G. Hayek Center, Tokyo, Japan JAPON. Centre D'art Contemporain de Meymac, Meymac, France Basically. Forever. The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2013 | Shaba Shaba returns. Kaigandoori Gallery CASO, Osaka , Japan |
| 2012 | From Sea. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
| 2011 | 5 women's eyes. msc Gallery in Doshisya Women College, Kyoto, Japan Tokyo Frontline. 3331 Art Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2010 | Opening Fair. Trunk Gallery 81, Seoul, Korea |
| 2005 | Good bye, Thank you for 'Shaba Shaba'. Calo bookshop and cafe, Osaka, Japan Women who challenge the phantasy of mirages. The Museum of Photography, Seoul, Korea |
| 2003 | Women's core playgame. z platz museum, Fukuoka, Japan |
| 2002 | Family, Fantasy. photographer's gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2001 | Boneless Fish, Soundless Wind, A Story without Darkness. Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Yamanashi, Japan |
| 1999 | 99Photograph "A human town” Project Part. 2. Guardian Garden,Tokyo |
| 1998 | The photograph exhibitions of twelve people. Douzidai Gallery,Kyoto Selections from the Collection - Young Portfolio Acquisitions 1995-97. Kiyosato Museum of Fhotographic Arts, Hokuto, Japan |
| 1997 | Higashikawa Free Forum 1997 Photographic Independant exhibition. Higashikawa Culture Gallery, Higashikawa, Japan |
| 1996 | Naked Emotion. Planet Hall, Osaka, Japan |
Workshops / Slide shows
| 2003 | Shaba-Shaba Slide show. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan Shaba-Shaba Slide lecture. Japan institute of Photography and Film, Osaka, Japan |
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| 2002 | Shaba-Shaba Slide show. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan Shaba-Shaba Slide lecture. Japan institute of Photography and Film, Osaka, Japan Shaba-Shaba Slide show. photographer's gallery, Tokyo, Japan Shaba-Shaba Workshop - Photographs Slide lecture. gallery Sowaka, Kyoto, Japan |
Art Fair
| 2022 | Art Osaka 2022. Osaka City Central Hall, Osaka, Japan Hibiya Okuroji Photo Fair. Hibiya Okuroji, Tokyo, Japan Paris Photo 2022 Online Viewing Room. |
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| 2021 | Art Osaka 2021. Osaka City Central Public Hall, Osaka, Japan Paris Photo 2021. Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris, France |
| 2016 | ART OSAKA 2016. HOTEL GRANVIA OSAKA, Osaka, Japan |
| 2014 | ART OSAKA 2014. HOTEL GRANVIA OSAKA, Osaka, Japan |
| 2010 | ART OSAKA 2010. Dojima Hotel, Osaka, Japan |
Publication
| 2016 | Little World. Lille: iKi |
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| 2014 | Crossing Views Ⅰ. Crans-Montana: CMarts |
| 2003 | Shaba Shaba 2nd issue. Self-publishing |
| 2002 | Shaba Shaba 1st issue. Self-publishing |
| 2001 | Photographer's Diary 2001. Self-publishing |
Public Collections
| Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts Japan institute of Photography and Film |