Light Work’s upcoming
exhibition, View from Here, features the work of
Japanese photographer Kanako Sasaki. In this exhibition,
Sasaki expresses an eccentric and surreal mood to
create a dream-like world. She draws inspiration
from traditional Japanese novels and love stories,
Ukiyo-e paintings, and her own childhood memories.
Sasaki’s imaginative work creates a world where
as she describes “ordinary life becomes more
extraordinarily focused.” Her images capture
their own piece of Ukiyo, the concept of a floating
world, where nothing in life is too small to be worth
notice and a trivial gesture can epitomize the experience
of a lifetime.
Sasaki is currently dividing her time between living
in Tokyo and New York City. Living part of the time
in the United States, Sasaki has felt the urge to
associate herself and her work with her own Japanese
culture in order to identify herself in this society.
The result is an exhibition of chromogenic and digital
prints which mix girlhood with vivacity, humor, and
spunk.
Sasaki attended Ithaca College and the School of
Visual Arts. Her work could recently be seen at Hitotsubo-ten
Gallery, Morta Politica Gallery, and Art Cocoon Gallery
in Tokyo, and at the Visual Arts Gallery in New York
City. Sasaki participated in Light Work’s Artist-in-Residence
program in 2005. Her photography can be seen at www.kanakosasaki.com.
In addition to being a photographer, Sasaki recently
launched her own clothing line, featured on her second
Web site, www.wanderlustful.com.
The gallery hours for this exhibition are Monday–Friday,
10am–6pm, and by appointment. To schedule an
appointment, please call 315-443-1300. A reception
will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2005, from
6 to 8 pm. The exhibition and reception are free
and open to the public. There are a limited number
of free parking spaces available, please RSVP to
reserve. Light Work is a non-profit, artist-run organization
dedicated to the support of artists working in photography
and electronic media. For more information contact
Light Work at 443-1300. |
