Assignment 5

Vital statistics

Press release from gallery (physical copy, legible photograph of, or pdf from gallery)

 

Name of gallery

Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery

Name of exhibition

Kyrie

Name of artist or artists whose work is presented

Mikiko Hara Gallery 

Written review

Describe:

The gallery or venue 

Miyako Yoshinaga Galley is a small gallery in 547 W 27th St. Since its inception, the gallery has hosted a wide variety of artists. The gallery also helps viewers learn about the artists' work and their subsequent work. The gallery looks forward to inspiring a new dialogue between artists and viewers.

The presentation of the photographs (form and medium)

By means of fast moving objects in low shutter speed, and recording the vision between cause delay of the instant complex feelings and emotions that can 't be easily put into words can be aroused through the color of the film and the cutting of the square.

Background information on photographer(s)’ work presented (from press release or your own research, list sources)

Mikiko Hara is a photographer from Japan, her photography style is obvious, square cut and quiet style. Instead of using a viewfinder, she creates a different impression by using a lower shutter speed on fast-moving objects(1)

The photographs as a group

These photos all have similar colors, styles and objects to depict the surrounding environment and evoke fragments of memory in the audience

Subject

Hara says, “There is no set theme; I'm not trying to communicate a particular message. Instead I gamble on serendipity. I hope that each snapshot will stir some fragment of memory within every viewer, arousing complex feelings and emotions that can't be easily put into words.”（2）

Style

Hala works by not using the viewfinder and by using a lower shutter speed on fast-moving objects to create instant delays.

Internal and external context For each artist/photographer:

Hara's records of people and landscapes depict People's Daily activities

Evaluate

How does this work compare to the work of other photographers/artists?

Hara‘s works are more life-like and more inclined to record the daily life around him

Did it evoke any feeling or response from you as a viewer?

Her pictures gave me a vague idea of her city and the people who lived there

Choose a particular image from the show that stood out to you

Describe all of the above points in further detail

There is a picture of a man with a naked upper body in the car through the gap between the steering wheel

What stood out to you about this photograph/what made you choose it?

It reminds me of what we discussed in class, how to compose before breaking it

How do you think it fits in with the other photographs/works in the show?

Hara doesn't use a viewfinder, so the expression of feelings is greater than the expected composition her photos have an impulsive, piecemeal motion

Compare and contrast this image to works by other artists and/or comment on any other connections you had to this image personally

For me, this photo is more like a memory in my daily life 

(1)（2）. Sources: https://www.artsy.net/show/miyako-yoshinaga-mikiko-hara-kyrie