The theme of the exhibition is parents and children and features images taken by well-known 26 photographers in many locations around the world.

Dates: June 7 (Monday) to July 2 (Friday), 2021
Hours: 10:00 – 20:00 (Monday through Friday)
Location: Marunouchi Nijubashi Building 5th floor, Marunouchi 3-2-3 Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Tel: (03) 3211-3161
Web: https://oyako.org/en/matsuri

📍 In order to reach a larger audience, a slideshow with all the photographs in the exhibition can be seen on OYAKO’s website.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODJ2TYtNg1A

I will work as one of the judges at the Canon Photo Contest 2021.

We are looking forward to your submission of photographic works!

https://cweb.canon.jp/photocontest/index.html

I have just uploaded a new video about “BELL” on YouTube.

Due to the announcement of the state of emergency to Osaka Prefecture, the following photo exhibitions will be cancelled. We apologize to those who have been looking forward to it, and thank you for your understanding.

Eriko Koga Risaku Suzuki Photo Exhibition
 “Koyasan Kumano” 

Sponsor｜Group of 100 Devotees of Koyasan and Kumano
Venue｜Fujifilm Photo Salon Osaka
Dates｜2021.2.5－2.11 10:00-19:00 （Closed at 14:00 on 11th February）

Enjoy the venue of Eriko Koga photo exhibition “BELL” held at Nikon Plaza Tokyo THE GALLERY from October 23 to November 16 2020 with 3D images.

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=QFrH4Hz29xp

First edition published on 1st of November, 2020
Hard cover A4 deformation 160pages　¥6,000＋TAX

click here for more detail and purchase of the photo book BELL. → AKAAKA

Sponsor｜Group of 100 Devotees of Koyasan and Kumano

Venue｜Fujifilm Photo Salon Tokyo
Dates｜2020.11.6－11.12 10:00-19:00(Closed at 16:00 on 12th November)

Venue｜Fujifilm Photo Salon Osaka
Dates｜2021.2.5－2.11 10:00-19:00(Closed at 14:00 on 11th February)
Please experience the charm of Koyasan and Kumano through Koga’s work that photographed Koyasan for about 4years and Suzuki’s work that continues to take the land where he was born and raised.

*Official photo book, Koyasan Kumano(2020)
photo｜Risaku Suzuki/Eriko Koga
text｜Keiji Ueshima
design｜Yuri Suyama
Publisher｜Group of 100 Devotees of Koyasan and Kumano

Venue｜KYOTOGRAPHIE Permanent Space/ DELTA
Dates｜2020.10.23－11.17 9:00-18:00(closed Wed/ Thu)

*The new photo book BELL(AKAAKA) will be on sale in advance at DELTA.

◎Talk&Book signing event
2020.10.25 15:00-
guest: AKAAKA_Kimi Himeno × Photographer_Eriko Koga

◎KOZABURO × AKAAKA × BELL　Special Event
2020.10.30 13:00-16:00
guest: Designer_KOZABURO × AKAAKA_Kimi Himeno× Photographer_Eriko Koga
KOZABURO→Special present(Bandana scarf BELL version) for those who purchase the photo book BELL.
Kimi Himeno→Portfolio review
Eiko Koga Book signing

◎Special LIVE
2020.10.30　18:00-19:00［admission fee］¥1,500(1drink)
guest: Mio Matsuda × Ryo Watanabe

Venue｜Nikon Plaza Tokyo THE GALLERY
Dates｜2020.10.23～11.16　10:30-18:30(closed Sun/ closed at 15:00 on 16th November)

Venue｜Nikon Plaza Osaka THE GALLERY
Dates｜2020.11.26～12.9　10:30-18:30(closed Sun/ closed at 15:00 on 9th December)
*The new photo book BELL(AKAAKA) will be on sale at Nikon Plaza Tokyo/Osaka.

The legend of Anchin and Kiyohime is one of the most widely known folktales in Japan since the ancient times. Originated over a thousand years ago, it is a tragic love story of a Buddhist monk, Anchin, and a young woman, Kiyohime. Kiyohime falls in love with Anchin, but he betrays and evades her in order to stick to his ascetic practice. Refusing to let go of him, Kiyohime chases after the fleeing monk, and transforms into a giant wrathful serpent along the way. When she finds Anchin hiding inside a large bell at Dojoji temple, she wraps her body around the bell, spits fire, and incinerates the bell along with Anchin. Devastated, Kiyohime throws herself into a river not long after her ophidian eyes streamed tears of blood. The priest of the temple where this tragedy took place later chanted the Lotus Sutra in prayer for the salvation of these two souls, and it is told that they are both in heaven.

Through the themes of love, betrayal, obsession and despair, on top of the primal concepts of life and death, the tale emanates a compelling, universal message that appeals to audiences in any period of time. I found this legend and its sequels to be deeply moving, inspiring me to create a body of work titled BELL from 2018 to 2020.
Photographing this series was a personal journey of delving deep into ourselves living our modern lives, in order to capture a present-day interpretation of the pain and sadness that women were forced to bear as well as their inner strengths. Through an internal dialogue with the legend and an open but intimate observation of my family and our life together, I found myself yearning for a free, unbridled way of life, and in the process caught sight of new possibilities sprouting at our feet.

Eriko Koga
Myomanji temple, Kyoto
August 2020

Venue｜Bunkamura THE MUSEUM
Dates｜2020.10.20－11.12 10:00~18:00(last admission at 17:30)

*The photo book “Tokyo Curiosity 2020 Shibuya” is on sale at Bunkamura THE MUSEUM.

200 photographs will be exhibited by 100 selected photographers from Japan and abroad.
Koga will exhibit 2 pieces from “Asakusa Zenzai”.