KYOTO, JAPAN
on
Display
LISS FENWICK, b. Humpty Doo, Australia, 1989
Currently on Display at 834 MIBU. A selection of images taken from her book Humpty Doom
Spanning 20 years, Liss photographs the Larrakia Country on which their family lives, addressing the inevitable failures of settling stolen land on the continent now known as “Australia”.
‘I grew up in a rural district on the tropical fringe of the “northern territory”, Humpty Doo. Haunted by pictures I took as a teenager (some included in the book) I make photographs of the next generation of my family growing up in this place.’ – Liss Fenwick
Darkly humorous and intimate, with the surrounding savannah environment, Humpty Doom engages with what it means to represent what will always be Larrakia land.
Liss Fenwick is an artist using photography, video, sound and material processes. She works with visual languages to explore speculative outcomes of failing human-centeredness and eurocentrism.
She is from Larrakia Country in the Northern Territory, and works between Larrakia and Naarm.
https://www.lissfenwick.com/humpty-doom-1
Former exhibitions
Issei Suda, Anonymous Men and Women Tokyo 1976-78
Colloytypes by Benrido Atelier, Kyoto.A selection of eight images printed by Benrido has been chosen from the previously published body of work found within the exhibition catalogue produced for Issei Suda’s solo show held at Shinjuku Nikon Salon and Ginza Nikon salon in 1978 titled “Anonymous Men and Women: Tokyo 1976-78”.
Suda Issei (1940-2019) was born in Tokyo. From 1967, he worked as the exclusive photographer for the theater company Tenjo Sajiki, led by Terayama Shuji. He then became a freelance photographer, and in 1997, he won the 16th Domon Ken Award for his photo collection "Ningen no Kioku.
https://sudaissei.com/official/
https://benrido-store.com/product/issei-suda-anonymous-men-and-women-tokyo-1976-78/
Published by Akio Nagasawa Publishing.
“Just like there exists no flower that has no name, there are no nameless humans existing in reality.
If we consider those figures that our history books tell us about as protagonists, most human beings are reduced to mere supporting actors. However, needless to point out, a slight change of perspective will present them as subjects of their unique personal histories. While seemingly buried in the casualness of daily life, all of them carry their own individual power and toughness, concealed deep within.”
— Issei Suda (excerpt of a statement made during his lifetime.)
Text taken from Shashasha
May 2025-October 2025: Library curated by Dead Beat Club, Los Angeles
December 2025-May 2025: On Display- Colloytype prints by Benrido Atelier. Issei Suda. Anonymous Men and Women.
December 2024- March 2025: Library curated by Super Labo, Tokyo.
December 2024: 834 MIBU opens.