Talk

Tamaki Yoshida × Mikako Yamaguchi "Unveiling 'Humanity' Through Living Beings"

RESERVATION REQUIRED

2025.5.3: 11:00–12:30

TIME'S

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Photographer Tamaki Yoshida, who has explored the relationship between humans, nature, and living beings through photography, will engage in a dialogue with anthropologist Mikako Yamaguchi, who conducts extensive research on human-animal relationships in the Yukon Territory, Canada. Centering around Yoshida's works created during her stay in France as part of the Ruinart Artist Residency Program last year, they will exchange perspectives and reflect on the concept of "Humanity".

Important Notice: * KYOTOGRAPHIE Passport or single venue ticket is required for this event.
* Those who wish to participate in the tour should arrive at the registration desk at TIME'S 1st floor 15 minutes prior to the start time.

Speakers Speakers

Tamaki Yoshida (KYOTOGRAPHIE 2025 Artist)

Born in Kobe, Japan, and based in Tokyo since 2000. Tamaki Yoshida began her career as a commercial photographer collaborating with various companies and magazines. Known for her ability to manipulate light, she captures the beauty and strength of her subjects, exploring femininity with simplicity and power.
In 2018 Yoshida launched a project to reexamine the unequal relationship between humans and nature, a theme she had long been concerned with. Her work explores this dynamic from a personal and intimate perspective, questioning how humans interact with the natural world and its creatures. Her current projects focus on environmental issues, including pollution caused by household wastewater and the increasing frequency of human-wildlife accidents, all while challenging unconscious behaviors that perpetuate these problems.

In 2024, Yoshida received the Ruinart Japan Award at the KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival. This prestigious award, selected by a jury, is given to a photographer participating in the festival’s International Portfolio Review. As part of the award, Yoshida traveled to the Champagne region of France in the autumn of 2024 to participate in Ruinart’s artist residency program. The works she created during this residency will be exhibited at KYOTOGRAPHIE 2025.
Mikako Yamaguchi

Born in Kyoto, Japan. Earned a doctorate from the Graduate School of Letters at Hokkaido University, specializing in anthropology and animal studies. Since 2005, has been learning firsthand from Indigenous communities in the Yukon, Canada. Publications include "Herajika no Okurimono" (The Gift of the Moose) (Shumpusha) and co-authored "Ikiru Chie wa Field de Mananda" (Wisdom for Life Learned in the Field) (Nakanishiya Publishing).