Noguchi Rika
dal 19/11/2003 al 24/1/2004
Segnalato da
19/11/2003
Noguchi Rika
Galerie der Stadt Schwaz, Schwaz
Three photo-series from recent years, Seeing Birds (1997), A Prime (1997) and New Land (1999). It's formally strict composed works that are put together into series by Noguchi Rika, such as deserted landscapes, the landing of a helicopter, anonymous architecture. No dramatic scenes or spectacular occurrences, but simple moments that reveal the interest in another view onto the world.
From the 21st of November 2003 until the 24th of January 2004, the
first ever solo exhibition in Austria of Japanese photographer Noguchi
Rika will be shown by the Galerie der Stadt Schwaz. Born in 1971 in
Saitama, Japan, the artist will be showing three photo-series from
recent years, Seeing Birds (1997), A Prime (1997) and New Land (1999).
It's formally strict composed works that are put together into series
by Noguchi Rika, such as deserted landscapes, the landing of a
helicopter, anonymous architecture. No dramatic scenes or spectacular
occurrences, but simple moments that reveal the interest in another
view onto the world. Excelled colourfulness by means of computer
(Ruff), majestic viewpoints onto the fantastic achievements of
civilisation(Gursky), as well as emptied spaces of prominent
architecture (Candida Höfer), are not part of Noguchi Rika's way of
procedure. Nevertheless her works do show reference points to the
German exponents of conceptual photography. Textual ideas are picked
out as a central theme through the method of documentary photography.
The title of the series New Land (1999) not only points to a geographic
term, but also to questions of social development. The pictures of
labour situations, of heavy machinery and dull landscapes, are
dominated by the monumental effect of the sky and by low positioned
horizon lines in particular. Interestingly, the locations and
situations were not photographed in Japan. The pictures show landscapes
and industrial areas around Amsterdam. It's the simple moments, freed
of too much meaning, that Noguchi is interested in, moments that she
doesn't find in her closer – culturally too close – surroundings.
photo: Noguchi Rika, New Land, 1999
Opening ceremony: Thursday, 20th of November 2003, 19.00 pm
Duration of the exhibition: 21-11-2003 until 24-01-2004
Every Thursday, 18.00 pm, guided tour of the exhibition
Galerie der Stadt Schwaz
Palais Enzenberg, Franz-Josef-Straße 27, A-6130 Schwaz / Tirol
Öffnungszeiten: Mi 10 bis 19 Uhr, Dr/Fr 13 bis 19 Uhr, Sa 10 bis 13 Uhr