It’s been over ten years that I have had any of my photos displayed in public and I have to say that it felt great to bring a creative process of taking, selecting and printing an image to an end by publicly displaying it.
This morning we prepared the venue for the show by arranging and hanging the photos. The venue is a Citizen’s Culture Center, a common thing in Japan, but hardly glamourous and which has probably has seen better days. Nonetheless, seeing one’s work hanging on a wall and doors opening to the public is an uplifting event. Please feel free to stop by if you are in this part of the world if you are within reach, please come by and have a look (Google map).
On Saturday afternoon, Goro Nakamura, a well known Japanese documentary photographer and one of JRP’s top level photographers will visit and assess everyone’s work, providing comments, which should be another highlight.
Dirk,
Congratulations! I am sure your prints will be well received, especially since your work is 100% “you.” The last show I saw in Japan, earlier this year at the Fuji Center, the works were shot my the artists but processed and printed by someone else, and most done in inkjet.
Anyway, it has also been about ten years since my last show. But who needs shows when there’s Flickr? Just kidding.
Terry
Dirk, great I wish all the best to you all. And let us know how were your photographs taken by visitors and fellow photographers from your group.
-r-
Yeah, come on Dirk, how did it go???
The exhibition went very well overall. There were about 600 visitors and a lot of feedback via the questionnaire. I am awaiting the exact details in the post.
As for the assessment by Mr Nakamura, it was a real pleasure. Not only is he a very friendly gentleman, but took genuine interest in everyone’s pictures and provided honest feedback. As for my photos he thought the topic was interesting and I should pursue the project and accumulate more photos.
Needless to say a lively party followed the hard work and it was a great day enjoyed by all!
Thanks! I only now noticed that you answered. I am wondering what more feedback did you get and if you have also some specific comments for specific picture.
I was told the series was interesting in concept and nicely executed with the 8×10. He said I should make a lot more and do an exhibition of it, which he said he is looking forward to. So overall very good feedback. Now I just need to work on it and shoot more.