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KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival and KG ＋ announce
the 2016 winners of the KG+ AWARD & the winner awarded best
KYOTOGRAPHIE International Portfolio Review
On April 24th 2016, KYOTOGRAPHIE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL
and its satellite event KG+ proudly announced, in the ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Kyoto,
the winner of the KG＋AWARD by GRAND MARBLE as well as the reviewers choice selectedfrom the KYOTOGRAPHIE International Portfolio Review, supported by HASSELBLAD

KG＋ AWARD Yan Kallen / KYOTOGRAPHIE 2016 © Naoyuki Ogino

Rhythm of Nature 7 © Yan Kallen

KG＋AWARD 2016

KG＋

Each year an emerging artist from KG＋is nominated for
the KG＋AWARD. The winner is granted with an exhibitionat the 2017 edition of KYOTOGRAPHIE. The three ﬁnalists
were Everywhere We Shoot“WELCOME HOME: REVISIT ”,
Yan Kallen“No Coming / No Going” and Hayato Nishimura“Thinkings”.

2016 winner is visual artist, Yan Kallen.
Kallen creates photography and sculptures that merge thephotographic language with traditional Asian philosophicalthoughts, creating a newfound awareness between the relationsof self, the social realm and the realm of nature. Yan Kallen isexhibiting (April 27th–May 3rd) in Kaho Gallery, the former
studio of Master Painter Akira Kaho, which was converted
into a gallery by his son Makoto Kaho in 2012.
www.yankallen.com

www.kyotographie.jp

KG＋ is an art project started in 2013 with the aim ofshowcasing up-and-coming photographers and curators.
As the satellite event of KYOTOGRAPHIE, this event serves asa meeting spot for photographers, curators, gallerists and special
guests from around the world seeking to exchange information.
For the 4th edition of KG＋ in 2016, selected 30 exhibitions.
Its aim is to give new talent from Japan an international stage
and to welcome photographers from across the globe.
Additionally, one of its main goals is to make photographic
expression more accessible; to make the exhibits relate topeopleʼs lives. KG＋ hope the various venues throughout Kyoto
city will help connect local communities and cultivate cultural
exchange and discoveries.

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Elizabeth Addyman (Hasselblad), Yuna Yagi / KYOTOGRAPHIE 2016 © Naoyuki Ogino

Portfolios Reviews / KYOTOGRAPHIE 2016 © Takuya Oshima

Yuna Yagi / KYOTOGRAPHIE 2016 © Naoyuki Ogino

Simon Baker | Portfolios Reviews / KYOTOGRAPHIE 2016 © Naoyuki Ogino

KYOTOGRAPHIE International Portfolio Review

The jury selected following photographers:

The KYOTOGRAPHIE International Portfolio Review welcomed
numerous international reviewers from Asia and Europe, as wellas the most inﬂuential people in photography in Japan.
The event oﬀered a unique opportunity for young or emerging
photographers to present their work for critique, feedbackand advice.
At no other time in Japan can a photographer see such across-section of representatives from both the commercial
and ﬁne art arenas.
The review provided a space for photographers to individually
talk with their selected reviewers who were able to provide
constructive critical appreciation of each work and invaluableadvice.
During the review each expert voted at the end of each session
for their favorite portfolio.

Amit Berkowitz, Yuki Tawada, Yuichiro Higashiji,
Tomoyuki Sagami, Tomm Photographer, Tetsuya Kusu,
Takayuki Narita, Naohito Harada, Yuna Yagi, Miki Hasegawa,
Masaki Kiuchi, Yan Kallen, Hiroshi Okamoto, Miyuki Yamanaka.

www.kyotographie.jp

Yuna Yagi was been awarded the HASSLEBLAD
Prize on April 24th
Born in 1980 in Kobe, Japan, Yuna Yagi studied Art and Designin New York and works with Shigeru Ban Architects in Tokyo.
After several exhibitions in New York, she exhibited her workin KG＋, KYOTOGRAPHIE Satellite event. Her exhibition,
One-World and Collapsing World, is composed of two photographic installations: one is conﬁgured in the acrylic blocks,
while the other is a video projection that uses the technique ofthe algorithm to visually fuse nature and the city.
Architecturally composing the photos reﬂects the world inwhich we live. Beyond a certain dimension, natureand the artiﬁcial meld into one.
www.yunayagi.com

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About KYOTOGRAPHIE
The 4th edition of the KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival is held from April 23rd–May 22nd 2016,
presenting 13 innovative exhibitions around the theme “Circle of Life” all shown in iconic Kyoto venues with original scenography.
The exhibitions & events create opportunities, bringing people together of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds. Now recognized
as one of the worldʼs leading photography events, KYOTOGRAPHIE has attracted some 157,000 visitors from across Japanand overseas in three editions since 2013.
www.kyotographie.jp
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