When I was poor student in 1986, I traveled China on surface from Kobe, Japan to Kashgar, west end of China for two months. The people in these photos were very happy even they seemed poor. China has changed dramatically in these thirty years. I show here you photos I took in Xinjian Uygur Autonomous Region. In the photos people kept their own cultures and traditional lifestyles. I hope they lead happy life until today with their family and friends keeping their own identity.
Shinya Ichiawa is a fine art photographer who specializes in black and white silver gelatin print on fiber base paper. From film development to print finishing with archival quality, all of the processes are done by the artist. He pursues fine printings in a darkroom to realize sculptures by lights on photographic paper.
1959 born in Kyoto, Japan
1997-1999 research fellow of center for expression study Paris 5th University, France
2002- director of Kyoto Photography Club
solo exhibitions
2010 'FROZEN SCAPE OF IRELAND' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto, Japan
2009 'COFESSIONS OF MASKS' see+ gallery, Beijing, China
'MOTHER LAKE' GALLERY ART SITE, Otsu, Japan
2008 'MOTHER LAKE 2004-2008' INTER ART CENTER, Beijing, China
2007 'MOTHER LAKE 2004-2006' PRINZ GALLERY, Kyoto, Japan
'MOTHER LAKE' Achim space Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2005 'MOTHER LAKE' KODAK PHOTO SALON , Tokyo, Japan
2004 'CONFESSIONS OF MASKS' GALLERY OF OSAKA UNIVERSITY OF ART, Osaka, Japan
2001 'UNE BELLE JORNEE' CENTRE REGIONAL DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE NORD PAS-DE- CALAIS, Douchy-les-Mines, France
'CONFESSIONS OF MASKS' OSAKA NIKONSALON, Osaka, Japan
2000 'CONFESSIONS OF MASKS' GINZA NIKON SALON, Tokyo
'PARIS MELANCOLIQUE' GALLERY ISSISS, Kyoto, Japan
1999 'LA VIE DES MALADES MENTAUX DANS L'HOPITAL PSYCHIATRIQUE AU JAPON' SINGER-POLIGNAC MUSEUM, Paris, France
