Ko Yamada / 山田 亘（やまだ こう）

Ko Yamada, born and raised in Japan, is a photography/media artist working in Japan.

After he finished with his master degree in photography at Ohio University, he started  his career in the U.S.  He was selected for the National Graduate Seminar for Photography in 1993.  He was recognized at the FotoFest 1994 in Houston, Texas and at the 2nd International Photo Meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, before he had shows at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.  After he worked for International Symposium on Electronic Arts (ISEA) 2002  as the vise secretary general, he expand his field as photography based multi-media expressions.  He combined photography with sound installations, book projects, newspaper project, and performances.  His photography and art project are widely exhibited in Japan, Brazil, the U.S.A., Germany, Thailand, Malaysia, France, Austria, Serbia and moreover in the virtual cyberspace.

His paper media project "Naruheso Newspaper Project" has been introduced in Germany, France and at Aichi Triennale 2016 as an international exhibition.

Currently representative of Chojamachi School of Arts, president of PAC (Photography Art Caravan)

Teaching at Nagoya University of Arts, Nagoya Zokei University, Aichi Shukutoku University, Nagoya Gakugei University. 

山田 亘（やまだ こう）日本、愛知県名古屋市出身　写真家／メディア表現　日本在住

米国オハイオ州立オハイオ大学及びオハイオ大学大学院芸術学部写真学科を卒業後、アメリカで作家活動を開始。

1993 年にはアメリカ写真協会(American Photography Institute)主催の全米大学院選抜セミナーフェローシップ20名に選ばれる。1994年テキサス州ヒューストンのフォトビエンナーレ、1995年 ブラジルサンパウロの国際写真祭において個展を行ったあと、1997年、東京都写真美術館での国際写真ビエンナーレから日本での活動を開始する。2002 年に行われたISEA2002Nagoya（電子芸術国際会議2002）で事務局次長を務めたことをきっかけに、その活動領域を写真をベースとしたマルチ メディア表現へと拡げている。写真をサウンドインスタレーションと組み合わせたり、本、新聞といった紙媒体のコンセプトを遊んだり、パフォーマンスにも取 り組んでいる。近年の活動では2009年にはクリエイティブ・デザインシティなごや2009において国際若手デザイナーワークショップのディレクターとして「名古屋なるへそ新聞」を企画。2010年の「あいちアートの森」展では人の不在を物語る声を使った写真作品とサウンドインスタレーションと組み合わせた映像サウンドインスタレーションを発表、本、新聞といった紙媒体のコンセプトを遊んだり、映像制作やパフォーマンスにも取り組み、あいちトリエンナーレの関連企画である「地熱の荒野新聞」において自身初の漫画連載「れんさい７コマまんが[アングラくん」も経験。2010年12月「きろくのきおく」展では自身初の企画展の企画にも携わっている。2011年「球殻の空」では写真作品、「なんだかうれしい」展では８０００本の印鑑と朱肉を使った参加型の立体作品を発表している。ベルリンで毎年開催されているDMY INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FESTIVAL（2011)においては都市の変遷のシュミレーションとしての新聞ワークショップ企画「Berliner Naruheso Weltzeitung (ベルリンなるへそ世界新聞）」を発表、運営している。新聞プロジェクトはその後フランス・サンティティエンヌのデザインビエンナーレでも紹介され、2013年には大阪西成で一年間の編集部運営プロジェクト、2016年にはあいちトリエンナーレ国際展の一つとして新聞社プロジェクト作品として発表された。2017年 [Coucou, Je suis revenue]　鶏卵紙写真による写真展 サンティティエンヌ デザインビエンナーレにおいて開催、同年 [家族　あそぶ！]展　愛知児童総合センターでは2011年の「なんだかうれしい」で発表した印鑑の作品を再展示し、名古屋造形大学主催の[寺町アートフェスティバル]ではいろはにほへとのオブジェで子供が言葉遊びができる作品も発表し、子供向けのワークショップに注力している。2018年 [AICAD2018 exhibition] for Asia International Conference of Art and Design, にマレーシア・ランカウイ島のナショナルギャラリーでの展示に参加。2019年 名古屋造形大学企画[しかしかしか]展に参加、また名古屋芸術大学で開催されたマレーシア国立マラ工科大学主催の[AICAD2019 Nagoya exhibition] に作家として参加した。名古屋市において[ART FARMing]　都市農業アート展, を主催、ディレクションした。　同年[Double helix of Kinsey]　写真展をオーストリア・グラーツ市のデザイン月間で企画・開催し、作家としても参加。

2020年コロナ禍において非対面型のアート放送プロジェクト [ART FARMing TV] を開始、現在も継続している。一方写真の展示を現地に向かうことなく中欧セルビア・クラグイェヴァツ市の Fotorama Festival において [ ground/home ]展として企画した。写真作品やメディアプロジェクトは日本国内のみならず、ブラジル、アメリカ、ドイツ、タイ、マレーシア、オーストリア、セルビア等や、果てはセカンドライフの様なバーチャル スペースでまでも幅広く展示、公開されている。 　（当ページの情報がwikipediaに記載されています）

KO　YAMADA 

 

Photography / Media Artist

Born in 1964 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Nationality: Japan

 

PAC (Photography Arts Caravan) President

Chojamachi School of Arts - representative

Nagoya University of Arts - lecturer

Nagoya Zokei University - lecturer

Nagoya Gakugei University – lecturer

Aichi Shukutoku University – Part time Prof.

 

 

International Symposium for Electronic Arts 2002 Vice Secretary General

University of Technology Mara External Examiner for Graduation Assessment 2007-2008

Chojamachi School of Arts : Representative

 

EDUCATION

MFA, Photography, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, U.S.A.

BFA, Photography, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, U.S.A.

 

 

ONE PERSON SHOWS

 

2016 “Greater-Aichi Naruheso Newspaper” as one of the official international exhibition of the Aichi

Triennale, international Art Festival, Aichi, Japan

2016 ”Specimen of Good-byes” Galerija Mihajlovog konaka, Narodni Muzej , Kragujevac, Serbia

2011 “Sphere Shell Sky”(photography) Project Gallery Clas, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

2008 “Umbilical Sites”(photography) Gallery Mogura, Tajimi Gifu, Japan

2006 “Specimen of Good-byes”(photography) Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

2004 “Specimen of Good-byes”(photography) Nagoya Science Museum, Nagoya, Japan.

2003 “Roudou Kisha Club”(conceptual newspaper project) performance-workshop, Gifu Contemporary Ceramic

Museum, Japan.

2000 "re-union"(photography) Gallery Plannet, Nagoya,Aichi, Japan

1995 "IDENTIDADE REFLETIDA"(photography) San Paulo II International Photo-Meeting.

1994 "Reflected Identity"(photography) Houston International FOTOFEST, Houston Texas.

 

 

TWO PERSON SHOWS

 

2003 “Constellating Recollections” (book project /performance)

with Mr.Jin Murata Mt.Holyoke College, MA, U.S.A.

2002 “Atowa Wakai Ofutaride”(photography project / sound installation)

with Mr.Iichiro Tanaka, Kasugai City Culture and Art Center, Japan.

1996 "FRAME within a FRAME"(photography) with Mr.James Nakagawa,

curated by Mr. Michael Sand(Aperture) The Z gallery, New York

 

 

SELECTED CURATED GROUP SHOWS

 

2019 “Shikashikashika”exhibition in conjunction with Teramachi-area in Nagoya, Nagoya,Japan

“AICAD2019 Nagoya exhibition”for Asia International Conference of Art and Design, Nagoya

University of Arts, Kitanagoya, Japan

2018 “AICAD2018 exhibition”for Asia International Conference of Art and Design, Langkawi island,

Malaysia

2017 “Coucou, Je suis revenue”alternative process photography exhibition for Saint-Etienne Design

biennale, Saint-Etienne, France

　　　 “Kazoku Asobu!”at Aichi Children's Center, Aichi, Japan

“Teramachi Art Festival”Nagoya Zokei University, Nagoya, Japan

2015 “The tale of 1954”Minokamo City Museum, Gifu, Japan

“Ungashinbun TV” Canal Times TV, Limicoline Project N-Mark, Aichi, Japan

2014 “Nishinari Naruheso Newspaper”enoco（Enocojima Art & Creative Center) Osaka, Japan

“Kisogawa Biyori” Gifu, Japan

2013 “Naruheso Newspaper Project”Saint-.tienne International Design Biennale, France

“Kouya no Hikari”(Sound Installation & stage play) Aigi-Tunnel, Aichi Japan

“Kuuchuu Bijutsukan (Cloud Museum) Nagoya TV Tower, Aichi Japan

2011 “Nandakaureshii (Somehow I am glad)2011”(playable sculpture) at Aichi Children's Center,Aichi,

Japan

“Aaarts Radio 2011” “Ko Yamada's Self-Cooked Life” (director and personality of the program)

2010 “Aichi Art No Mori”(photography / video / sound installation) Satelite exhibition for Aichi

Triennale, Aichi, Japan

“Make:Ogaki Meeting-Maker's fair”(presentation and performance of sound device) Gifu, Japan

“Soundamentalism 2”(sound performance) Parlwr, Aichi, Japan

“Sound and Affect”(sound performance) Vio, Aichi , Japan

“Zanketsu(perspective of the incomplete)” Arts & Design Center Nagoya University of Arts,Aichi,

Japan

2009 “Context of Image Media”(photography / sound installation) Mediaselect 09 Nagoya University of

Arts, Japan

“Soundamentalism”(sound performance), Parlwr, Aichi Japan

“Presence & Absence”(photography) 1st Fine Art International Conference, Bangkok,Thailand

“Eyes Wide Open”(photography) Selected works from SIPF, Annexe Gallery Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2008 “SIPF Singapore International Photo Festival”,(photography) ,Singapore

“21st Century Spirits” (sound art CD project), Meiban Record, Aichi Japan

2007 “Exotic” Mediaselect 2007(large scale photo book for children), Aichi Children Center,Aichi Japan

“Another Possibility” Studio OOB, (photography / virtual sculpture, Socond Life- exhibition in

virtual space

“21st Century Spirit” sound production project, Meiban Record, Aichi Japan

2006 “Fetish and Bookish” (book project / installation) Galley ArtFeti, Nagoya Japan.

2005 “Artificial Dreams”(photography) City of Nagoya Contemporary Art Exhibition, Nagoya Japan

“Light Boxes / Dark Rooms”(photography / sound installation) Ithaca College Ithaca,

three person show with Mr.Shinji Ogawa, Mr.Tomoaki Shitara, New York , U.S.A.

“Malaysia-Japan Art Excange”(photography) Mara Institute of Technology, Sri Iskandar, Malaysia

“Kawasaki Art School” (educational art project) , Mie,Japan.

2004 “Light Boxes, Dark Room”(photography / sound installation)

three person show with Mr.Shinji Ogawa, Mr.Tomoaki Shitara, Hope College, Michigan, U.S.A.

2001 “MEDIASELECT 2001”(photography / sound installation) ,No.20 warehouse, Nagoya,Japan.

2000-1999 "ZEITGENOSSISCHE FOTOKUNST AUS JAPAN"(photography) NBK, exhibitions in 4 cities, Germany.

1998 "Hitobito-people here and there" KIPP Gallery, Indiana University, Indiana, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

"MEDIALOGUE" Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan

1997 The 2nd Tokyo International Photo Biennale, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan

1996 "Photonominal" Jamestown University, Jamestown, New York.

1995 "Cultural Baggage" Rice Media Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

 

 

DIRECTION OF ART PROJECT

 

2019 “ART FARMing”a year long urban farming art project, Chojamachi School of Arts, Nagoya, Japan

“Double helix of Kinsey”photography art project as UNESCO Creative Design City Nagoya exhibition

for Graz Design Month, Graz, Austria

2017 “I am Home”reciprocal phography art project among Japanese and Serbian photographers with

Fotorama festival,Kragjevac, Serbia

2013-14“Nishinari Naruheso Newspaper”a year long creative newspaper project with Breaker Project Japan

2011 Director of“Berliner Naruheso Weltzeitung”(Newspaper Project) with Mr. Jin Murata

DMY International Design Festival, Berlin, Germany

2009 Director of Workshop for International Design Forum,Creative Design City Nagoya 2009, Nagoya, Japan

 

 

AWARD

 

2003 Japan “GOOD DESIGN AWARD”, Special Prize from Chief Juror for

“Roudou Kisha Club” performance-workshop in conjunction with Rodochenko Room Project,

Gifu Contemporary Ceramic Museum, Japan.

1997 Incentive Award The 2nd Tokyo International Photo-Biennale Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of

Photography

1995-94 Fellowship Houston Center for Photography

1993 National Graduate Seminar Fellowship American Photography Institute at NYU

Governorʼs award at Exhibition of the Texas Photographic Society

 

 

SELECTED PUBLIC TALK / LECTURES

 

2019 Artist Talk at Cafe Wolf as a satellite program for Graz Design Month, Graz, Austria

         Research Presentation at Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences (JASIAS) Chubu, Japan

2018 Paper Presentation at Conference of AICAD 2018, Langkawi island, Malaysia

2016 Artist Presentation at Shaberiba talk session, Nagoya, Japan

2016 Artist Presentation at Galerija Mihajlovog konaka, Narodni Muzej , Kragujevac, Serbia

2015 Paper Presentation at Annual Conference of Inclusive Museum, New Delhi, India

2014 Presentation at Minokamo City Museum “I remember right now”Minokamo-city, Gifu, Japan

2013 Presentation at symposium for Saint-.tienne International Design Biennale, France

2011 Artist Presentation at project gallery [clas] Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan

2009 Artist Presentation at Maejima Art Center, Okinawa, Japan

2007 Lecture at Education Dept. Tokyo University, Tokyo Japan

Lecture at University of Technology Mara, Perak Malaysia

2006 Lecture at Hiroshima International University, Hiroshima Japan

Lecture at Arai Public Junior High School, Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan

Lecture at University of Technology Mara, Shah Alam Malaysia

2005 Artist Presentation at University of Technology Mara, Perak Malaysia

2004 Artist Presentation at Hope College, Michigan, U.S.A.

2003 Artist Presentation at Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

 

 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

 

Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography Tokyo, Japan

Kiyosato Museum of Photography Yamanashi, Japan

Museum of Modern Arts, Houston TX, U.S.A.

Mara Institute of Technology, Sri Iskandar Malaysia

Kasugai City Culture and Art Center, Japan

Selected Chief Books

[Rittai Megane—Three Dimentional Spectacles] with Iichiro Tanaka, Domic

[Constellating Recollections] with Jin Murata, The Kiokuno Seizaka Publishing Company

 

 

SELECTED PAPERS

 

2018 From “Yojo-Han” Art Center to “Untitled School of Arts”AICAD2018 Asia International Conference

of Art & Design)

2013 Nihon Kamishinbun, Japan Society of Paper Based Media (JSPBM) p1-2

2003 “News research and writing articles”as a reciprocal artistic action, Bijutsu-techo p236-237

1992 Touchy Subject, Proceeding 1992, American Photography Institute p147-148