All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances;
by W. Shakespeare, "As you like it", Act 2, Scene 7
"A STAGE” is made from Iron. Flowers are players.
“Flowers” are nature-made. “Iron products” are human-
made. “Flowers” that are inserted in “Iron” now play a new role.
The relationship created on the stage is one that shines, tells a
story and is complementary.
Eventually, “Flowers” decay. “Iron” rusts. They return to their
natural state. I read the heart of nature continuously, through the
act of arranging flowers.
Keiichiro Muramatsu
Photographer
Keiichiro Muramatsu was born in 1972 in Shizuoka, Japan. He attended a Focal Point professional photography course in Vancouver in 2001-2002. After going back to Japan, he established a portrait studio ”The Fourth Avenue Studio” in 2008 in Shizuoka, Japan. He has started to learn “Nageire” (literally, “thrown into”) which is a freer form of flower arrangement, placing innocent wildflowers simply in rough-hewn vessels, from 2013. He also established an atelier for producing his works in 2014.
Awards SOLO & TWO-PERSON SHOWS
April. 2019 "SHINE A LIGHT" at Marie-Robin (Paris, France)
Nov. 2018 "WHITE LIGHT" at Marie-Robin (Paris, France)
April. 2018 "Struct" at Marie-Robin (Paris, France)
June. 2017 "Lumières d’Or/Golden Light" at Marie-Robin (Paris, France)
Nov. 2015 "A STAGE" at Marie-Robin (Paris, France)
Aug. 2002 "Vancouver" at Center A (Vancouver, BC)
GROUP EXHIBITION
June. 2002 "Focal Point's Full Time Graduate Exhibition" at Exposure Gallery (Vancouver, BC)
May. 2002 "Explore Asian 2002 --- One more time" ar Turks (Vancouver, BC)
1998-2002 Annual Exhibition ---"Relation" etc. at Ai Gallery (Shizuoka, Japan)
ART FAIR
FOTOFEVER PARIS 2017 10>12 NOV. 2017 at CARROUSEL DU LOUVRE (Paris, France)
AWARDS
*PX3 2023 (Prix de la Photographie, Paris) Silver Prize, "Colony", Professional-Nature/Flowers
*Minimalist Photography Awards Honorable Mention, "Colony", Fine Art
*IPA 2020 (International Photography Awards) 1st place, "White Light", Professional-Nature/Flowers
*TIFA 2019 (Tokyo International Foto Awards) Silver Prize, "In Harmony-Sparkle-", Professional-Fine Art/Other
*IPA 2019 (International Photography Awards) 3rd place, "IN HARMONY", Professional-Nature/Flowers
*TIFA 2018 (Tokyo International Foto Awards) Gold Prize, "White Light", Professional-Nature/Flowers
*IPA 2017 (International Photography Awards) 1st place, "Golden Light", Professional-Nature/Flowers
*PX3 2015 (Prix de la Photographie, Paris) Second Prize, "A STAGE", Professional-Nature/Flowers
