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Yukiko Shimizu / 清水 由紀子
写真を愛した祖父の影響からN.YのParsons School For Designで写真を専攻。The Center of Alternative Photographyでは写真の更なる理解を深める為、19世紀の写真技法に取り組む。School Of Visual Arts Photography Residency Programに参加。コンピューターミュージックをUCLA付属校で学び、後にBerklee College Of Music Professional Songwriting Certificate Programを修了。ニューヨーク大学ITPでは、映像と音楽のインタラクティブな作品を制作。
個展を東京アメリカンクラブ、東美アートフェア 永善堂画廊、 銀座靖山画廊、心斎橋大丸美術画廊、日本写真学院 他 グループ展を渋谷西武美術画廊、国立新美術館、東京都美術館、The center of fine art photography、Soho photo gallery 他 多数個展・グループ展を開催。東京芸術劇場プレイハウス Festival Tokyo 他にて舞台出演。日本写真学院では、古典技法の講師を務め、Parsons School For Designではアーティストスピーチで学生に演説を行うなど国内外にて活動を行う。
「海外に住んでいた頃、日本の家族に思いを馳せて祖父が物静かにレンズを覗く姿を思い、私もカメラを通して興味を抱くものや掛け替えのない瞬間を写真に収めました。そして、ミュージシャンの姉の影響から自身で作詞作曲した曲を発表する等、感じた事を芸術溢れる日々の中で表現して来ました。祖父が他界した時、大切な存在が消えてしまう虚無感に襲われ、その時に触れた自然の神秘的な美しさやその中に潜む記憶や物語に耳を傾ける様になり、目に見える世界を超えて感じる事を写真や映像や音楽等で表現して行ければと思いました。」
Born in Tokyo. Influenced by her grandfather, Yukiko majored in photography at the Parsons School of Design in New York, and went on to study 19th century photographic techniques at the Center for Alternative Photography to further deepen her understanding of photography. She also participated in the School Of Visual Arts Photography Residency Program.
She has studied computer music at UCLA extension and completed Berklee College Of Music Professional Certificate Program in songwriting.
At New York University Interactive Telecommunications Program, she experimented with performance art that combined her two passions of visual and musical expression.
Yukiko continues to hold exhibitions and performances both in Japan and overseas, while also appearing in theatrical productions and otherwise honing her performance skills. She has held solo exhibitions at Tobi Art Fair Eizendo Gallery, Gallery Seizan Ginza, Daimaru Shinsaibashi Art Gallery, Japan Center of Photography and other venues, and has participated in group shows at venues including Seibu Shibuya Art Gallery, National Art Center Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Center for Fine Art Photography, and Soho Photo Gallery.
"I was fascinated by my grandfather taking photographs and from as far back as I can remember, I carried a camera around shooting whatever took my sight. It was the experience of a lose of my grandfather while living overseas that opened my eyes afresh to the mystical beauty of Japan’s nature and prompted me to lend an ear to the memories and tales concealed in its interstices. I hope to continue to take photographs that probe what lies beyond the visible world. "
