OMOIDE POROPORO

(Snowy forest)

2010
40 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Untitled III)

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Blue)

2010
30 x 40 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Untitled V)

2010
21 x 21 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Mum in front of the Matterhorn)

2010
21 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Mum and I in front of the Matterhorn)

2010
21 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Blue eyes)

2010
24 x 18 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The Chillon castle)

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Among the cherry blossoms)

2010
30 x 40 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Untitled IV)

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

2010
21 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The 75 eyes)

2010
30 x 21 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

An iso onna is a yokai from Japanese folklore. They are dangerous vampires from Kyushu and Western Japan looking for fisherman and travellers to feed upon.

2010
40 x 50 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Snowflakes)

2010
21 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Matterhorn and bridge)

2010
24 x 18 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Samourai)

2010
21 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

special edition of 25 + 2 artist’s proofs produced for the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA)
16x20 inches
chromogenic print
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Squid)

2010
40 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Green)

2010
30 x 40 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The pout)

2010
21 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The view of Mount Fuji from Vevey)

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Cherry tree)

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The red car)

2010
24 x 18 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Red)

2010
30 x 40 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The dinner)

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

Portrait of my old grandfather with an Emperor’s medal.

2010

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Red bioman)

2010
40 x 50 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Judo cup and ikebana)

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(A book, mum and Aki)

2010
30 x 21 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The cheese fondue)

2010
30 x 21 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Yellow)

2010
30 x 40 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Masue and Kiyoshi)

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Family portrait)

2010
40 x 50 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Specimens)

The title is a reference to a novel called The Ring Finger by Yoko Ogawa.

2010
40 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Magic necklace)

2010
30 x 21 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Red bridge)

2010
21 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(An alien)

2010
21 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(A wild sheep chase)

The title is a reference to the book A Wild Sheep Chase written by Haruki Murakami.

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

2010
21 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Black belt)

2010
24 x 18 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The club of 4)

2010
21 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Garden gnome)

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The Golden Pavillon)

2010
24 x 18 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The man-eating car)

2010
30 x 40 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Dad in the military and I)

Archive from 17 October 1985.

2010
30 x 21 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

2010
30 x 21cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Mountain and fog)

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Mountain and fog II)

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(A beautiful field of flowers)

2010
40 x 50 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Burnt landscape)

2010
40 x 50 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

2010
30 x 40 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(A rain shower)

2010
21 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The departure)

This image was taken right after my grandfather decided to return to Kobe to spend the rest of his life there.

2010
30 x 40 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The Pissevache)

2010
40 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Mum and I in kimonos)

2010
24 x 18 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Fanny and dad as William Tell)

2010
24 x 18 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Matterhorn)

2010
21 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Fire)

2010
21 x 30 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The bird on the wire)

2010
40 x 50 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

Vionnaz is a small village in Switzerland where I grew up.

2010
40 x 50 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The bird in my lamp)

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Sunrise)

2010
18 x 24 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(The elevator’s mirror)

2010
24 x 18 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Two birds)

2010
30 x 21 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Combat zone)

2010
64 x 80 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Kobe)

My grandparents lived in Kobe during the WWII. The Bombing of the city on March 16 and 17, 1945 was part of the strategic bombing campaign waged by the USA against military and civilian targets and population centers during the Japan home islands campaign in the closing stages of WWII. The city would be bombed again in later months.

2010
40 x 50 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(First snow)

2010
30 x 40 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso

(Mount Fuji)

2010
80 x 100 cm

archival pigment print, Canson Platine Fibre Rag 315,
mounted, black wood frame with glass.

edition of 3 + 2 artist’s proofs
signed, dated and numbered verso