GU KENRYOU
MATSUYA GINZA
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GU KENRYOU
MATSUYA GINZA
I looked at Ginza from the roof of a building. I saw countless vent fans and the town filled with the sound of construction. And I saw boxes without even windows lining the streets as far as the eye could see, as if to keep the actual scene from appearing. Outside all I could see were warehouses, while inside was a utopia for consumption. I wonder how this upside-down scene, which once attracted people from all over the world, reflects the current times and how it will change.
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Gu Kenryou
Born in Kyoto in 1994 and raised in Shanghai. Graduated from the Department of Contemporary Art and Photography at Kyoto University of the Arts.
During his studies, he spent time abroad at the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie in Arles, France. He is currently based in Tokyo.
Gu’s practice centers on his own physical perception of urban space, using a unique method that reconnects and reconstructs different times and places. Through this process, he visualizes the cross-sections of invisible informational strata embedded in the city.
His major solo exhibitions include:
Utopia (GALLERY WATER, Tokyo, 2018),
Wu-Mai (Wacoal Studyhall Kyoto Gallery, Kyoto, 2018).
Awards include:
Grand Prize, sanwacompany Art Award / Art in The House 2019,
Grand Prize, KG+ Award 2018.