RPS KYOTO PAPEROLES Artist-in-Residence Program | Winter–Spring 2026 RPS KYOTO PAPEROLES started as a branch of Reminders Photography Stronghold in Tokyo and has hosted exhibitions, workshops, and artist residencies.We are now accepting applications for our Winter–Spring 2026 Artist-in-Residence program. The selected artist will stay at RPS KYOTO PAPEROLES for two weeks between February and May […]

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 […]

Natalia Drachinskaya’s artist book BINOM has been shortlisted for the Dummy Book Award at Les Rencontres d’Arles 2025. In conjunction with her solo exhibition held at RPS in March 2025, 92 hand-bound copies of the book were carefully produced by the artist herself. This exciting news brings back vivid memories of the time Natalia spent […]

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 […]