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Halo, the popular and influential photo-artist Rinko Kawauchi combines imaginative photographs of coastal Japan, the birds along the coast of Brighton, England, and images from New Year celebrations in Hebei province, China, in which blacksmiths hurl molten iron in lieu of fireworks.
Halo provides a mesmerizing photographic meditation on the cycles of time, nature, and ritual.
About the author
Rinko Kawauchi studied graphic design and photography at Seian Junior College of Art and Design. In 2001, she launched her career with the simultaneous publication of three critically acclaimed volumes: Utatane, Hanabi, and Hanako. Since then, she has published more than twelve volumes of her work including Illuminance (Aperture, 2011) and Ametsuchi (Aperture, 2013). She is the winner of the 27th Kimura Ihei Photography Award (2002) and the International Center of Photography Infinity Award in Art (2009). She has had solo exhibitions at Fondation Cartier, Paris; Photographers’ Gallery, London; São Paulo Museum of Modern Art; and Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, among other venues and in 2012, she was one of four artists shortlisted for the 2012 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. Kawauchi lives and works in Tokyo.
Summary
In Halo, the popular and influential photo-artist Rinko Kawauchi combines imaginative photographs of coastal Japan, the birds along the coast of Brighton, England, and images from New Year celebrations in Hebei province, China, in which blacksmiths hurl molten iron in lieu of fireworks. Halo provides a mesmerizing photographic meditation on the cycles of time, nature, and ritual.
