Rinko Kawauchi
Rinko Kawauchi Born in 1972 in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Lives and works in Tokyo. In 2002 she was awarded prestigious 27th Kimura Ihei Award for UTATANE and HANABI. Other noteworthy Rinko Kawauchi publications include AILA (FOIL, 2004), Cui Cui (FOIL, 2005), Illuminance (Aperture, 2011) and Ametsuchi (Aperture, 2013). She also received the eminent Infinity Award in 2009 in the Arts Category by the International Center of Photography, USA. Kawauchi has participated in and hosted a multitude of group and solo exhibitions both within Japan and all over the world. Some of her major solo exhibitions include: AILA + Cui Cui + the eyes, the ears at the Foundation Cartier pour l’art Contemporain, Paris, France (2005); Semear at the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (2007); Cui Cui at The Vangi Sculpture Garden Museum, Shizuoka, Japan (2008); Illuminance, Ametsuchi, and Seeing Shadow were showcased at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (2012). In 2016, she had the solo exhibition The river embraced me at Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto. In 2017, she published her new book Halo from Aperture and two other publishing firms............................................................................................................................................................................