Are animals in zoos happy? This issue is controversial.
We often think of zoos as enjoyable places – the animals look like they
are living their lives peacefully, and at the same time, zoos are
valuable places in that they allow us to see and study rare animals.
However, due to repeated inbreeding, the animals’ instincts and
biology are being altered. I feel that their long-standing biological
system is on the verge of collapse. To solve this issue, we cannot
simply say that we should not have any zoos. We cannot deny the
significance of the role that zoos play in our society.
When I visited a small zoo in Japan and I was drawn into the animals’
eyes. They had dignity, but at the same time I saw the mixed
expressions of loneliness, fear, stress and anger. All the animals in the
zoo had this mixed expressions in the eyes, yet
Yasunori Matsui
Born in 1980. Based in Osaka Japan
I graduated from "JAPAN INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM"
2003 Established Design Office BluE
2013 Changed Company name to Photo×Design sora
Photo Festival / Art Fair
･ 2017 “Photo Lucida Portfolio Review” (Benson Hotel / Portland , U.S.A.)
･ 2017.2016 “Young Art Taipei ” (Sheraton Grande Taipei / Taipei, Taiwan )
･ 2017 “INTERNATIONAL LOS ANGELES PHOTOGRAPHIC ART EXPOSITION” (The REEF LA Mart/ Los Angeles , U.S.A.)
･ 2016 “Review Santafe” (Santafe Hotel / Santafe , U.S.A.)
･ 2016.2015 “fotofever” (carrousel du louvre / Paris, France )
･ 2016 “UNKNOWN ASIA” (HERBIS HALL Osaka / Osaka, Japan )
･ 2015 “Paris Photo” (Grand Palais / Paris, France )
･ 2015.2014 “Mt.ROKKO INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL” (Rokko Sky Vila / Mt.ROKKO, Kobe, Japan )
･ 2015 – 2013 “SEOUL PHOTO” (COEX MALL / Seoul, Korea )
Solo Exhibition
・2015 “Shadows in Paradise” (Satellite event of the KYOTO-GRAPHIE International Photography Festival / Gallery Main / Kyoto, Japan)
Group Exhibition
･ 2016-2014 “Salon Daguerre Photo Exhibition” (Salon Daguerre / Paris , France)
･ 2016-2011 “Spiegel Photo Exhibition” (Fuji Film Photo Salon・Canon Gallery Umeda / Osaka, Japan)
･ 2015.2014 “RAIEC TOKYO”(3331 Arts Chiyoda / Tokyo, Japan)
･ 2014 “Ashiya Photo Award Winners Exhibition” (Salons de la Mairie / Paris, France)
･ 2013 “60th Nikkor Photo Contest 's Exhibition” (Nikon Salon bis Shinjuku･Osaka, Japan /Nikon Salonn Tokyo･Osaka, Japan)
･ 2013 “Luftspiegelung Exhibition” (Photo Gallery ittosha/ Osaka, Japan）
･ 2013.2011 “Spiegel Selected Photo Exhibition 2011” (Fuji Film Photo Salon / Osaka, Japan)
･ 2009 “Tahiti Papeete City Hall” (Japanese Consulate General / Papeete, Tahiti)
･ 2009 “The four seasons in Ohara Photo Contest” (Kyoto Ohara Sanzenin Temple / Kyoto, Japan)
･ 2008 “World Heritage Photo Exhibition” (Matsubara City Hall / Osaka, Japan)
Awards Permanent Collection
･ 2015 “Young Portfolio” , 2 of Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts Collection from “Artificial World“ , Yamanashi , Japan
･ 2014 “Young Portfolio“ , 4 of Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts Collection from “Eyes“ , Yamanashi , Japan
Prize
･ 2017“Epson Photo Grad Prix Monochrome Category” (from Series of “Eyes”)
･ 2016 “sélection start to collect in fotofever” (from Series of “Eyes”)
･ 2015 “Mt.ROKKO INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL EMERGENCY PHOTOGRAPHER” (from Series of “Eyes”)
･ 2015 “International Photography Awards Professional” (Honorable Mention , from Series of “Eyes” & “Captivity” )
･ 2015 “ KYOTOGRAPHIE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL SATELLITE EVENT KG＋AWARD” (Top 16)
･ 2016-2014 “Ashiya Photo Award - Road to Paris-” (Judges' Special Award & Excellence Award from Series of “Eyes” )
･ 2012 “Nikkor Photo Contest” (Associate choice from Series of “Eyes” )
Media
･ October 2016National Geographic -Chinese version-
