Japan’s premier international photography festival, Kyotographie, held annually in the spring since 2013, this year embraces the theme “Edge.” This expansive concept allows for considerable curatorial freedom while fostering a palpable sense of tension across the 14 exhibitions comprising the main Kyotographie festival.
Among the highlights of this year’s event are the striking, exclamatory collages by Linder Sterling, a comprehensive retrospective of the groundbreaking work of Daido Moriyama, and a profound journey through apartheid-era South Africa as documented by Ernest Cole.
An untitled image by Daido Moriyama exemplifies his signature “are-bure-boke” style, a technique characterized by its raw, blurred, and out-of-focus aesthetic, capturing a visceral and immediate reality.