I am so very excited to announce that I am holding my first photography exhibit in Tokyo, Japan from Friday, May 26th to Wednesday, June 7th at Photo Kanon Gallery in Togoshi Ginza.
For years, I wondered why some work gets exhibited in galleries while some don’t. I dreamt about exhibiting my work in a gallery somehow but always was too sheepish to share and too scared to try. It wasn’t until we moved to Tokyo and I came across so many exhibits that I realized artists here share their work all the time just for the sake of sharing and I loved that idea.
This year in Tokyo has been amazing and I have so many feelings leaving this life that was always temporary to begin with. So I thought, what would be better than to wrap this year up with a bow by hosting a little exhibit showing my favorite images from my year here. Not going to lie, it is still nerve-wrecking but hey, I’m excited to share and receive feedback!
If you have time, then I hope you’ll pay it a visit (and please sign my guestbook if you go!) and please go enjoy Togoshi Ginza.
Details of the exhibit below!
My announcement postcards (click on image to enlarge)! If you’d like a physical copy, I’ve left some in my favorite spots in Tokyo - Popeye Camera, Monogram, Foto Ueno, and the Travelers Factory in Nakameguro.
A little more about this exhibit…..
Let’s document our days
Everyday we wake up and when we are tired, we go to sleep. What are the moments between waking and sleeping that difine your life? The moments, big and small, that make you thankful to be exactly where you are?
I’d like to share a few of these moments from my year living abroad in Tokyo.
日々を記録しよう
毎日私たちは目を覚まし、疲れたら眠りにつきます。目覚めてから眠りにつくまでの間には、どのような瞬間があなたの人生を形作っているのでしょうか？
それが大きなことでも小さなことでも、今あなたがいる場所に感謝する瞬間は何でしょうか？
私が東京で過ごした海外生活の中から、そのような瞬間をいくつか紹介したいと思います。
When and Where?
Gallery Address: Photo Kanon Gallery in Togoshi Ginza - GOOGLE MAP LINK
DATES: The exhibit will run from Friday, May 26 to Wednesday, June 7. Gallery is closed Thursday, June 1.
Gallery Hours: 10:00-20:00 (CLOSED THURSDAY!)
Things to do:
It isn’t a Po Chi thing without some discussion of food…One of the reasons I chose Photo Kanon is because I love walking along the Togoshi Ginza Shopping Street and eating my way through. It’s low key and there are so many little shops and restaurants to browse and snack/eat at. Please take the exhibit as an excuse to walk around Togoshi Ginza…stop by a karaage stall for a freshly fried snack…and then pick up some teeny tiny taiyaki of various flavors to share at the Taiyaki shop or browse at all the random little shops all around.
I made a google list of the places I’ve gone to in Togoshi Ginza: LINK! Also, make sure to share awesome places you stumble upon with me please!