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Born 1950 in Tokushima prefecture.
From the end of the 1990s, Keiji Tsuyuguchi started creating the series "Place Names" with an emphasis on the landscape and history of Hokkaido. "The photographer arrived late to the incident," believes Tsuyuguchi, who has attempted to capture the changes that occur in an environment by placing himself within it and repeatedly visiting a location with the aid of historical documents and reference materials, rather than reproducing the results of an incident.
In 2014, Presented a video and photography installation at the Sapporo International Art Festival（SIAF2014）. In the same year, started the "On Natural History" series, capturing traces of human activity being eroded by nature. In 2018, Exhibited the "On Natural History" series at the group exhibition "Azamino Contemporary vol.9 Uncertain Landscape" (Yokohama Civic Art Gallery Azamino, Kanagawa). Also, in the same year, exhibited the "Place Names" series at the Exhibition for Sagamihara City Photo Award.
In 2020, Exhibited both "Place Names" and "Natural History" at the group exhibition "Michikusa: Walks with the Unknown "(Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito).
In 2021, Exhibited at "The World Began Without the Human Race and It Will End Without It" (National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts).
His major published photobooks include "On Natural History" (2017, AKAAKA) and "Place Names" (2018, AKAAKA).