RPS KYOTO PAPEROLES started as a branch of Reminders Photography Stronghold in Tokyo and has been hosting exhibitions and workshops.We are now accepting applications for the Summer 2025 artist-in-residence program. The selected artist will stay at RPS KYOTO PAPEROLES for two weeks in August 2025 and work freely in a private studio. Optional mentorship by […]

When I first encountered this work, what struck me most was the artist’s sincere attempt to grapple with two intertwined questions: How do we speak about what we would rather not speak about? And how can such things be made visible and accessible to others through a work of art? In this piece, Manami Uetake […]

As part of a recent talk event, I had the opportunity to share some reflections as a curator on how exhibition spaces interact with the viewer’s body, memory, and emotions. What follows is a written record of those thoughts—an attempt to articulate the questions and explorations that emerged at the intersection of exhibition design and […]

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 […]