PHOTOBOOK AS OBJECT PHOTOBOOK WHO CARES | KYOTOGRAPHIE PHOTOBOOK FAIR 2026 (May 9-10)
PHOTOBOOK AS OBJECT / PHOTOBOOK WHO CARES will participate in the KYOTOGRAPHIE PHOTOBOOK FAIR 2026, a satellite event of the KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival, on May 9 and 10.
PHOTOBOOK AS OBJECT / PHOTOBOOK WHO CARES is a group of artists who create photobooks through activities based at Reminders Photography Stronghold. Each handmade book unfolds its narrative through the intricate layering of gathered materials. Design, format, paper, and edition size all play an essential role in shaping the work’s meaning. We see the photobook, in this fully realized form, as an art form that enables readers to experience the work as a story.
Also, as part of the KYOTOGRAPHIE PHOTOBOOK FAIR 2026 talk program, PHOTOBOOK AS OBJECT / PHOTOBOOK WHO CARES will present a talk titled “The Artist Book as Structure” on Saturday, May 9, at 13:00.
Speakers include Moeko Ishiguro, Yuri Goto, Kenji Chiga, and Tamaki Yoshida, moderated by Yumi Goto, curator of Reminders Photography Stronghold.
We warmly invite you to join us.
◾️Date
2026.5.9 SAT. 12:00–19:00
2026.5.10 SUN. 12:00–19:00
◾️Venue
ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Park Plaza 3F & Outdoor Special Booth (1F)
13 Okazaki Saishojicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto 606-8342, Japan
◾️Admission
Free
◎ Talk Event
May 9 (Sat), 2026 | 13:00–14:00
“The Artist Book as Structure”
Speakers: Moeko Ishiguro, Yuri Goto, Kenji Chiga, Tamaki Yoshida
Moderator: Yumi Goto
＊The participating photographers and the photobooks available for sale are as follows.
◎ Hajime Kimura
”Mišo Bukumirović”
https://reminders-project.org/en/misobukumirovic_saleen/
©︎Hajime Kimura / Mišo Bukumirović
◎ Kanta Nomura
”Yoshida Dormitory Old Darkroom”
https://reminders-project.org/en/yoshidadormitoryolddarkroom_saleen/
©︎Kanta Nomura / Yoshida Dormitory Old Darkroom
◎ Katelyn-Jane Dunn
”The Weeping Fig”
https://reminders-project.org/en/theweepingfigsaleen/
©︎Katelyn-Jane Dunn / The Weeping Fig
◎ Kazuya Urakawa
”THE SUMIDA RIVER ALMANAC”
https://reminders-project.org/en/thesumidariveralmanac_saleen/
©︎Kazuya Urakawa / The Sumida River Almanac : Draft / The Sumida River Almanac
◎ Kenji Chiga
”After the after all”
https://reminders-project.org/en/aftertheafterallsaleen/
©︎Kenji Chiga / After the after all
◎ Maki Hayashida @makicco_h
”Beyond the Mountains”
https://reminders-project.org/en/beyondthemountains-oneandonlyeditionssaleen/
©︎Maki Hayashida / Beyond the Mountains
◎ Manami Uetake @manami.uetake
”The end’s approach comes over my mind as clouds cover the light”
https://reminders-project.org/en/theendsapproachcomesovermymindascloudscoverthelightsaleen/
©︎Manami Uetake / The end’s approach comes over my mind as clouds cover the light
◎ Moeko Ishiguro @moekoishiguro
”Notation(s)”
https://reminders-project.org/ja/notationssaleen/
©︎Moeko Ishiguro / Notation(s)
◎ Sachiko Saito @komsms
”Not now but one day”
https://reminders-project.org/en/notnowbutonedaysaleen/
©︎Sachiko Saito / Not now but one day
◎ Tamaki Yoshida @tamakiyoshida_
”At the Threshold”
https://reminders-project.org/en/atthethresholdsaleen/
©︎Tamaki Yoshida / At the Threshold
◎ Tomohiro Sato @tomsato_photo
”By the river, I can’t hear the seagulls cry.”
https://reminders-project.org/en/bytheriversaleen/
©︎Tomohiro Sato / By the river, I can’t hear the seagulls cry.
◎ Yoshikatsu Fujii @yoshikatsufujii
”Five Before the Fall”
https://reminders-project.org/en/fivebeforethefallsaleen/
©︎Yoshikatsu Fujii / Five Before the Fall
◎ Yuri Goto @yyy_510
”love knot”
https://reminders-project.org/en/loveknotsaleen/
©︎Yuri Goto / love knot