Ryudai Takano|鷹野 隆大
Born in 1963. His artistic practice themed upon sexuality began in 1994. He received the 31st Kimura Ihei Award in 2006 for his book IN MY ROOM attempting to visualize the ambiguous in-between that emerges with dualities–female or male; homosexuality or heterosexuality, and more. He began taking the “Daily Photographs” in 1998 and set himself the task of taking pictures every day without fail. A selection of these images depicting the chaotic city unique to Japan led to his photobook, Kasubaba (2011). After the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, he shifted his focus to shadows, continuously producing numerous works. In 2021, his solo-exhibition “Daily Photographs 1999-2021” opened at the National Museum of Art Osaka and in 2022, he was awarded the 72nd Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Art Encouragement (Art Department) and 38th Higashikawa Domestic Photographer Award.