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 […]

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 […]