KOKI ARTS is proud to host Kunihiko Katsumata’s solo exhibition, “Plura-Monism”. This exhibition will showcase works from the “Panning of Days” series and “Skyline” series, including photographs that were never exhibited before.

“Plura-Monism”, a coined term by German composer Stockhausen, means the state of discovering “plurality” in something that is “mono” or unique. Katsumata’s “Panning of Days” series at first glance appears to be pictures of single landscapes, but they are in fact a series of combined photographs shot from the same spot at different occasions. Many of these were shot over several years, and each print concurrently shows different shots of the same landscape taken at different times of the day, demonstrating how the same landscape changes throughout time. As the colors and atmosphere of the landscape change completely depending on the season and the amount of light, the viewer is able to experience and imagine simultaneously the different landscapes a single place can have. In this exhibition, there will also be a new approach in the display of Katsumata’s works, thus indicating a plurality in the method of presentation as well.

The “Skyline” series, which had recently been a part of the “Unconsciousness of the City” exhibition at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo in 2013, also simultaneously indicates the structural, cultural, and historical differences/similarities a city has, as it includes pictures that capture different scenes from the same location. Katsumata wishes the viewer to sense the polyphonic commotion lurking in the two seemingly tranquil panoramic series, “Panning of Days” and “Skyline”.

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© Kunihiko Katsumata
courtesy of the artist and KOKI ARTS