Beyond the Mountains is an exploration of Japan’s history of illegal dumping, tracing its lingering shadows to question what society chooses to remember and what it allows to be forgotten. By interweaving publicly archived images documented by government bodies, municipalities, and residents with her own photographs of present-day landscapes, Hayashida constructs a visual archive where […]

RPS KYOTO PAPEROLES is pleased to present “After all”, a photography exhibition by Kenji Chiga and Maki Hayashida, from April 12 to May 11, 2025. This exhibition has been selected as an official KG＋ PICK UP program, featuring newly developed works by the two artists, both recipients of the Singapore International Photography Festival Dummy Book […]

Transform a photobook from “just a book” into “an object.” This workshop, which has produced numerous photobooks celebrated on the international photobook scene, is entering its 11th year. Since its first edition in 2014, it has been held in Tokyo, Latvia, and beyond, continuing annually even after overcoming the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. In […]

In 2014, Daiki, at the age of 23, tragically ended his own life. The Dialogue of Two is a poignant story documenting the three years that followed his passing, capturing the life of his grandmother, who lived with Daiki until the end of her days. This work explores how those left behind cope with loss […]