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The hope of bluegreenheart
Looking for the light of hope in all things in nature
“The hope of bluegreenheart”
When I visit temples or shrines to pray, I wonder where “the fresh feeling” is coming from.
From such a feeling I have, I started photographing temples and shrines. It was November 2015.
When the shooting, I start with learning about history of the subjects, pray as the other worshipers and make rhythm with my heart. Without using tripod or strobes, I tried not to disturb atmosphere of the sacred places.
While shooting, I have reached idea that the pray and the hope of many worshipers from the past to the present accumulated infinitely, they live together with grasses, trees, rocks, flowers and water. I realized that the places unified with the nature and the hope existing everywhere.
I kept shooting as if I was called and stopped by the places to resonate. People’s thoughts, pray and determinations resonated and existed inside of the sacred places, and accumulated hope or life force. Then, I noticed that those places gave “the fresh feelings” that I had.
“The fresh feeling”
They are life force in all things in nature.
“The hope of bluegreenheart” is the work which is recreated as a visual art. It is extracted “the fresh feeling” from the places.
The aim for the work is to reach many people’s heart linked with hopes, courage and determination. To create, I also face to the work seriously by learning about subjects deeply.
It was after 10 o’clock in the morning, I had bird's-eye view shooting by using light coming into the room, putting dried leaves of pakira, a foliage plant on the white acrylic board. The pakira has been looked after over 25 years in my office.
Location: Office in Daikanyama, Shibuya, Tokyo
Date: February, 2018
I repeated trial of RAW development of the dry leaf photo again and again. By the processing, it was revived a colorful and lively leaf.
Life force leaves
Spring exists in the sacred place reflects full of road in the blue sky and glittering green trees.
Enthusiastically swim like dancing carps sometimes gets overlap and unify.
Then, long-awaited new thought starts to spring out.
Period of creation
From May 2017 to May 2018
Places of the photographs taken
Spring of Nemichi Shrine, Gifu prefecture
Spring of Izuruhara Benten Pond, Tochigi prefecture
Spring of Mizudashi Kannon, Shizuoka prefecture
Spring of Oshinohakkai of Mt. Fuji, Yamanashi prefecture
Carp swim in the fountains
Movie
The hope of bluegreenheart
Exhibition
The hope of bluegreenheart
Exhibition by Hiro
“The hope of bluegreenheart”
Period: From January 13 to January 26, 2017
Place: Sony Imaging Gallery Ginza (6thFloor, Ginza Place)
The film was made by using three monitors of 4K65 inches, visualized transition of the works which were exhibited from original images. The showcase was directed that the works to be viewed with three-dimensional sense and clarity more, by paneling with photo acrylic processing one by one.
Created by musician Imee Ooi, a composer from Malaysia, the music called “Praina Paramita Hrdaya Sutram” was in the venue.
The work, “The hope of bluegreenheart” was born in Ginza, Tokyo, as an installation work which was created spatially and temporally.
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ーHirofumi Naganoー
Introduction
Started working as a photographer in 1980, became independent in 1991.
After the establishment, working in various fields as advertisement, fashion, sports, portraits, nature. Once I made a breakthrough with one field, then challenging to the next field. In those all 30 years, I have been encouraged by coincidence like journey.
In recent years, I have encountered the new theme. By the process of searching for what “The fresh feeling” would be, light in nature is extracted in the works like people’s thoughts in the places are brought out.
The solo exhibition “The hope of blue green heart” in 2017 at Sony Imaging Gallery, together with a great sensation, was one of my turning points.
In January 2019, moved to Itoshima in Fukuoka, the aim for the work is to reach many people’s heart linked with hopes, courage and determination. For creation, I also face to the work seriously by learning about subjects deeply.
My journey still continues. For all the people whom I bonded with in the past and the future I would be meet, I am glad if you will be with my new journey.
Profile :
Born in Fukuoka
Photographer
Graduated from Tokyo College of Photography (currently Tokyo Visual Arts school)
After working for major advertising company, became independent in 1991and established R・A・N・K・A
In January 2019, the office transferred from Shibuya (Tokyo) to Itoshima (Fukuoka).
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R・A・N・K・A
E-mail ranka502@gmail.com