Reminders Photography Stronghold is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Ko Sasaki, “XEPCOH – Kherson: On Nights of Falling Missiles.” This exhibition marks the publication of Sasaki’s new photobook, ХЕРСОН — Kherson: On Nights of Falling Missiles, based on his 126-day stay in southern Ukraine during the summer of 2022, under Russian invasion. Through […]

      Ko Sasaki began this project after spending 126 days in the summer of 2022 in southern Ukraine, while the country was under Russian invasion. Living alongside both civilians and soldiers, he quietly observed the fragile threshold between daily life and war. To bring this work into being, he launched the photobook project […]

From October 8–14 and October 29–November 11, 2025, RPS curator Yumi Goto—normally based in Tokyo—will be in residence at RPS KYOTO PAPEROLES. During these periods, we are pleased to offer in-person mentorship sessions for those in the Kansai region, as well as for anyone who finds it more convenient to meet in Kyoto rather than […]

We are pleased to announce that Ilja Niederkirchner, a Berlin-based multidisciplinary artist, has been selected as the autumn artist-in-residence at RPS KYOTO PAPEROLES. His long-term project “GESPENSTER” explores the history of his family against the backdrop of twentieth-century political conflicts between Germany and the Soviet Union. At its heart are the intertwined lives of his […]