Koichiro Kojima

Born in Osaka in 1986.

His family has run a photo studio since 1924.

After working as an actor and making independent films,

he graduated from the Night Photography Workshop in 2012.

Since then, he has been based in Osaka and creating his works.

His works are characterized by using photography as his main medium and incorporating experimental techniques that vary from series to series, both analog and digital.

Awards

2024 TOKYO FRONTLINE PHOTO AWARD Finalist

2023 TOKYO FRONTLINE PHOTO AWARD Finalist

2022 WATOWA ART AWARD Selected

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Born in Osaka in January 1986

His family has run a photo studio in Takatsuki since 1924.

After working as a stage actor and an independent filmmaker, he graduated from the Night Photography Workshop in 2012

Since then, he has continued to create work based in Osaka.

Using photography as his main medium, he creates his works using different experimental techniques for each piece, both analogue and digital.

Awards

October 2022 Unknown Asia 2022 Sponsor (Daibil) Award

December 2022 WATOWA ART AWARD 2022 Selected

July 2023 Tokyo Front Line Photo Award Finalist

August 2024 Tokyo Front Line Photo Award Finalist

Solo exhibition

2013

"Before the dawn of dream-like artificiality" at M2 gallery (Tokyo)

March 2018

"331 Cherry Blossom 2816 Akutagawa" at mole music(Osaka)

February 2019

"Short Hope" at mole music site (Osaka)

April 2019

"Less" at Pub OTAKE(Kyoto)

October 2019

"non title exhibition" at Atget L39(Osaka)

August 2024

"Does the emitted noise penetrate the mirage?" at JITSUZAISEI (Osaka)

group exhibition

2019.FebruaryQUOZ ART FEST GPP PHOTO WEEK(NEW JAPAN PHOTO LAUNCH EXHIBITION) Dubai

March 2019 Photobook JP Tokyo

April 2019 KYOTOGRAPHIE KG+ special exhibition "JAPAN PHOTO AWARD EXHIBITION" Kyoto

June 2019 I NEVER READ art book fair Basel (Einstein Studio booth) Basel

September 2019 NY ART BOOK FAIR (Einstein Studio booth) New York

November 2019 fotofever Paris (Einstein Studio booth) Paris

October 2020 Experimental Photo Festival online Exhibition

December 2020 Artdoc Magazine online Exhibition "Dada & Democracy

July 2021 Photography Now at Bricklane Gallery (London)

August 2022 The Expired Landscape Is Echoring Somewhere at JITSUZAISEI (Osaka) (two-person exhibition with Toshinari Takeoka)

October 2022 Unknown Asia 2022 at Grand Front Osaka (Osaka)

November 2022 Unknown Asia Extra 2022 at Nakanoshima Daibiru (Osaka)

December 2022 WATOWA ART AWARD EXHIBITION at Watowa Gallery (Tokyo)

January 2023 "Image" at NU Chayamachi 4F STAND PARK (Atelier Migatsu Project) (Osaka)

July 2023 "m.m.m.] at Atelier Migatsu (Osaka)

January 2024 Osaka Art Market at Grand Front Osaka (Osaka)

Works published

New Japan Photo issue 7-10 (Einstein Studio)

Aeonian Magazine issue 2

Analog Forever Magazine special issue

"22 Instant Film Photographers You Need to Know"

Carpark Magazine issue 14

Tied To Light vol.1