Rinko Kawauchi

Rinko Kawauchi (川内倫子, Kawauchi Rinko, b. 1972) is a popular photographer in Japan, shooting mostly in 6×6 format. Her work is characterized by a serene, poetic style, depicting the ordinary moments in life.

Kawauchi became interested in photography while studying at Seian College of Art and Design. She first worked in advertising for several years before embarking on a career as a fine art photographer.

Major exhibitions

• Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris (2005)
• The Photographer's Gallery, London (2006)

Publications

• Hanako (2002)
• Utatane (2002)
• Hanabi (2002)
• Aila (2004)
• The eyes, the ears (2005)
• Cui cui (2005)

External links

• Notes on artists at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain (Paris). Contains a short paragraph about Kawauchi. (The web server sniffs for a recent version of Macromedia Flash Player; if it doesn't find it, then after momentarily showing the text — whose display obviously has no need of Flash at all — it replaces this with an plea to download and install Flash. Those not wishing to download and install Flash may read the text of the page within this diagnostic page.)
• Template:Ja icon Kawauchi's camera phone photo diary.

References

• Interview with Rinko Kawauchi by Masakazu Takei, an editor and the representative of FOIL, a publisher in Tokyo.
• London Town
• Rinko Kawauchi, 5 May - 9 July 2006, The Photographers' Gallery