Aperture is pleased to present Ametsuchi, Rinko Kawauchi’s latest work, in which she shifts her attention from the micro to the macro. The exhibition is presented in conjunction with the book released by Aperture in spring 2013. The title is comprised of two Japanese characters meaning “heaven and earth,” and is taken from the title of one of the oldest pangrams in Japanese—a chant in which each character of the Japanese syllabary is used. In Ametsuchi, Kawauchi brings together images of distant constellations and tiny figures lost within landscapes, as well as photographs of a traditional style of controlled-burn farming (nokayi) in which the cycles of cultivation and recovery span decades and generations. Punctuating the series are images of Buddhist rituals and other religious ceremonies—a suggestion of other means by which humankind has traditionally attempted to transcend time and memory.
This exhibition is coproduced by Aperture Foundation and ROSEGALLERY.
It is made possible with the generous support of Susan Steinhauser and Daniel Greenberg.
Additional support provided by Sheri Sandler.
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Location Details:
Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Touring venues:
Lesley University College of Art and Design, Main Gallery, Boston
September 4 – October 30, 2014.