Edward Levinson Photo Exhibition at Olympus Gallery in Shinjuku Tokyo
[ Spots of Light - Tokyo - ]
Nov. 15 - 20th, 2019
Open 11am to 7pm (closed on Thursday)
5 minute walk from JR Shinjuku Station west Exit
Olympus Gallery Tokyo Website (Japanese only)
https://fotopus.com/showroom/index/detail/c/2214
Spots of Light – Tokyo –
This exhibition coincides with my 40th anniversary of first coming to Japan in the fall of 1979. Featuring photographs taken in Tokyo between 2015-2019, it also looks forward to next year's "Tokyo 2020".
About the exhibition:
"Looking for photographic subjects I am always attracted to places that shine even if surrounded by shadowy darkness. It is the power of light over dark that I am seeking. Seeing and immersing myself in these spots of light is a natural process, a simple matter of feeling.
I see the struggle of nature to show its face and catch our attention and respect. Sadness creeps in watching lonely looking people immersed in their phone worlds. I encounter Japanese spiritual traditions and snippets of nostalgic old Tokyo that question its march towards modernity.
However, regardless of these challenges, I still thrive on the dynamic culture, energy, and creative impulses generated by the power of Tokyo and its light.
Light and shadow create my content, each photo has a message, and I hope shines a spotlight.
In this series photographed between 2015 and 2019, I have used a hybrid approach. I have a camera body, but no lens other than my eye. Using a pinhole mounted on a digital camera allows me the freedom to wander the streets, buildings, and parks without a tripod. The flexibility of using a high ISO when needed widens the range of what was previously possible to capture using film." Edward Levinson 2019
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Approximately 60 monochrome prints on display.
In addition three new photo books will also be for sale
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Artist's Profile
Edward Levinson was born in 1953 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He came to live in Japan in 1979 and has been active there as a fine art and editorial photographer since 1985. He is especially well known for his pinhole photography.
Edward’s photo book Timescapes Japan received an Award at Prix de la Photography Paris 2007. Tokyo Story, his short pinhole movie, was an Official Selection at six film competitions, winning several awards. Other photo books include: Moments in the Light, Mind Games, Silhouette Stories, Spots of Light – Tokyo.
Writing publications include: Whisper of the Land (Fine Line Press 2014), a collection of essays based on his life in Japan which includes many photos; Balloon on Fire (Cyberwit.net 2019, haiku and photos); and two essay books in Japanese (Iwanami Shoten 2011, 2007).
Edward’s photographs have been regularly exhibited in Japan, the U.S.A., and Europe since 1994 and are in various museum and private collections. He is a member of The Photographic Society of Japan and The Japan P.E.N. Club.
He lives in the countryside in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture where has a studio and gallery.
For interviews with the artist in English or Japanese please contact Edward Levinson
作家コンタクト 〔日本語でのインタビューなど歓迎 ）：
エドワード・レビンソン