"Four White Lights," a joint photo-visual exhibition by photographers Hiroshi Suganuma, Yoichi Watanabe, and Jiro Kobashi, and video artist Masaki Sekiguchi, was first held in Tokyo in October 2022. This year, it has been decided that the exhibition will be held in Sapporo. The works produced by these four artists, who have been taking photographs and videos of snowy mountains for many years and are active at the forefront of the field, will be exhibited and sold
The four artists will be present during the exhibition, and a talk show is also scheduled to take place. For many years, they have been "snowboarding and photographing snowy mountains," and even today they are still enthusiastically publishing culture magazines and holding exhibitions. What are their thoughts and ideas, and what do they want to communicate through their work? Why not take the time to get in touch with their works and the thoughts they share?
Exhibition details
Dates: August 22nd (Tue) - 27th (Sun), 2023, 11:00-19:00 (14:00- on the 22nd only)
Venue: Continental Gallery Continental Building B1F, 11-chome Minami 1-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0061
011-221-0488
Admission: Free
Opening Gallery Talk
Date and Time: Tuesday, August 22nd, 14:00-15:30
Featuring: Hiroshi Suganuma, Yoichi Watanabe, and Masaki Sekiguchi
Gallery Talk
Date and Time: Saturday, August 26th, 14:00-15:30
Featuring: Hiroshi Suganuma, Yoichi Watanabe, Masaki Sekiguchi, and Jyo Kobashi
Talk show
venue: Upland, 5-3 Minami 2-jo Nishi 8-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Date and time: Saturday, August 26th, 19:00 ~
Featuring: Hiroshi Suganuma x Yoichi Watanabe x Masaki Sekiguchi x Jyo Kobashi
Artist Profile
Photographer Hiroshi Suganuma
Born in Tokyo in 1957. Currently based in Shonan, he mainly photographs snow and ocean sports. His work is known for capturing the free spirit of riding and the moments when people and nature intertwine in beautiful harmony. He is also a skier and surfer. He is
a director of the Japan Sports Photography Association, a member of the International Sports Press Association, and an official photographer for the Japan Lifesaving Association.
http://hiroshisuganuma.jp/
@suganumahiroshi
Photographer Yoichi Watanabe
Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1966. Currently residing in Niseko Hirafu, Hokkaido. Founded Niseko Upashi Productions in 1996. Utilizing his extensive skiing experience, he travels to snowy mountains around the world to create his works. Since 2015, he has also been the publisher of the snow culture magazine "Stuben Magazine."
http://www.yoichiwatanabe.jp/
@yoichiwatanabe_niseko
Video artist Masaki Sekiguchi
Born in Tokyo in 1968. Founded Ebis Films in 2001 and serves as its representative. He has produced films on skiing, snowboarding, sea kayaking, climbing and other themes both in Japan and overseas. His films have won awards and been selected for international mountain film festivals, including the Banff Mountain Film Festival.
http://www.ebisfilms.jp/
@ebisfilms
Photographer Joe Kobashi
Born in Tokyo in 1974. His father is a photographer, and he graduated from the Japan Photography Institute. He studied under photographer Mizutani Akito as his last apprentice. He then worked as a freelancer, photographing a variety of sports, mainly skiing, but also figure skating and outdoor sports.
He is a member of the Japan Sports Photography Association (general incorporated association) and the International Sports Press Association.
http://joe-jk.com/
@joe_kobashi
Publication of a collection of works
Title: Four White Lights
Photography: Hiroshi Suganuma, Yoichi Watanabe, Shiro Kobashi
Video: Masaki Sekiguchi
Editing: Hideki Inoue Design: Masatsugu Kojima
Publisher: Four White Lights
Estimated price: 3,300 yen
Information
"Four White Lights"