Shibuya Misuzu

Solo exhibition

2024 Solo exhibition "goddess" Enokojima Art, Culture and Creative Center (Osaka)

2021 Solo exhibition "Dark side of the Moon" Gallery Hotori (Tokyo)

2021 Solo exhibition "Quiet" Art Gallery MAG (Osaka)

.2020 Solo exhibition "MIRROR" Gallery Nadar (Tokyo)

Group exhibition

2024 Art-icon Exhibition “Corporeality” (Paris) 

2023 “BEYOUD THE AGES/PORTRAIT” Sansiao Gallery (Tokyo) 

2022 “icon CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY II” AXIS Gallery (Tokyo) 

2021 “Imagination Paris” Gallery Joseph51 Turenne (Paris) 

2019 “Rencontres Photographiques du 10e”Gallery Rachel Hardouin (Paris)

2018 “Anna Uchiyama” Gallery Rachel Hardouin (Paris) 

2018 “Anna Uchiyama” New Jorg Gallery (Kalmthout , Belgium) 

2013 "into dreams" irotimachi (Osaka)

Awarded

2022 TIFA TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS Silver (Advertising/Beauty) 

2022 PX3 Bronze (Advertising/Beauty) 

2021 PX3 Silver (Advertising/Beauty)

 OneEyeland worldʼs Top10 Fine Art Photographers 2021 Bronze (Nude) 

Artist Statement

I seek to transcend the boundaries of beauty and ugliness, exploring the essence of true beauty through photography.

When I first encountered The Winged Victory of Samothrace at the Louvre Museum, I was captivated by its strength, delicacy, and sacred presence. Even without a head, its existence radiated an overwhelming beauty. This experience led me to view the female body sculpturally, focusing on form and divinity in my artistic expression.

In my main series, goddess, I depict figures inspired by goddesses from Greek mythology and priestesses from Japanese Shinto traditions. Before photographing, I share their stories with the subjects, encouraging them to embody these narratives. Through this process, I aim to capture expressions and movements that emerge not from reason, but from instinct.

For me, beauty is not defined by conventional standards of attractiveness, but rather by the shape of the body, the depth of expression, and the aura of mystery it conveys. Photographing what I find beautiful is, in itself, a journey to discover the essence of beauty.

In an era overflowing with artificial beauty, I wish to create works that challenge the perception of timeless beauty through the unembellished human form and expressions that transcend time.

私は、美醜という枠を超え、本質的な美を写真で探求しています。 

 ルーヴル美術館で《サモトラケのニケ》を見たとき その力強さ、繊細さ、神聖さに圧倒されました。

頭部がなくとも、 その存在自体が圧倒的な美を放っていました。 

この体験をきっかけに、私は女性の身体を彫刻的に捉え、 身体の造形美や神性を表現することに関心を持つようになりました。

 メインシリーズ goddess では、ギリシャ神話の女神や日本の神道の巫女をモチーフに制作しています。

 被写体にはあらかじめ物語を共有し、演じてもらうことで、 理性を離れた表情やポーズが生まれる瞬間を捉えたいと考えています。 

 私の作品における美は、単なる美醜の基準ではなく、身体の造形、表情の奥行き、 そして神秘性に宿るものです。

私が美しいと感じるものを撮ることは、美の本質を探る旅でもあります。 

 加工された美が溢れる時代だからこそ、身体の美や時間を超えた表情を通じて、 普遍的な美とは何かを問いかけたいと思います。