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 […]

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 Fall–Winter 2025 Artist-in-Residence program. The selected artist will stay at RPS KYOTO PAPEROLES for two weeks between October and December 2025, working freely in a private studio. Optional […]

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 […]

After all | Field of Vision — Reading Society and Space During the exhibition “After all,” a talk event will be held featuring the artists and the curator. This exhibition quietly interrogates the hidden structures underpinning society and our own unconscious involvement in them. Rather than relying solely on visual experience, it invites viewers to […]