Photo courtesy of Izuru Takeya and Zen Foto Gallery.
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Anon
26/06/2026 - 08/08/2026
Zen Foto Gallery
Piramide Bldg. 2F, 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku,
Minato-ku
1060032 Tokyo
https://zen-foto.jp/en
Zen Foto Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition "Anon." by photographer Izuru Takeya, from Friday, June 26 to Saturday, August 8, 2026. This marks the artist's first exhibition at Zen Foto Gallery and features 20 carefully selected works from his long-term exploration of carbon printing, a classical photographic printing method that is not widely known in Japan. This series attempts to materialise anonymous landscapes and the accumulated passage of time within them, and makes its debut in this exhibition.
Carbon printing allows the selection of pigment colours, accurately reproduces the tonal range of the negative, and is highly archival. Takeya employs five types of pigments with varying hues and textures. The markings on the prints indicate the materials used: "SG" refers to Sumi ink Gensō, "SK" to Sumi ink Kuretake, "CB" to carbon black, "SB" to Speedball India ink, and "BC" to Black Cat India ink.
Each work has its own unique expression, allowing viewers to directly experience the relief and texture produced by the technique itself. When viewing the works together, what initially appears as an image gradually dissolves into a continuum of dots and lines. Ultimately, everything returns to a single form.
26/06/2026 - 08/08/2026
Zen Foto Gallery
Piramide Bldg. 2F, 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku,
Minato-ku
1060032 Tokyo
https://zen-foto.jp/en
Zen Foto Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition "Anon." by photographer Izuru Takeya, from Friday, June 26 to Saturday, August 8, 2026. This marks the artist's first exhibition at Zen Foto Gallery and features 20 carefully selected works from his long-term exploration of carbon printing, a classical photographic printing method that is not widely known in Japan. This series attempts to materialise anonymous landscapes and the accumulated passage of time within them, and makes its debut in this exhibition.
Carbon printing allows the selection of pigment colours, accurately reproduces the tonal range of the negative, and is highly archival. Takeya employs five types of pigments with varying hues and textures. The markings on the prints indicate the materials used: "SG" refers to Sumi ink Gensō, "SK" to Sumi ink Kuretake, "CB" to carbon black, "SB" to Speedball India ink, and "BC" to Black Cat India ink.
Each work has its own unique expression, allowing viewers to directly experience the relief and texture produced by the technique itself. When viewing the works together, what initially appears as an image gradually dissolves into a continuum of dots and lines. Ultimately, everything returns to a single form.