Masaru TATSUKI
田附勝
Born in Toyama Prefecture, he began working as a freelance photographer in 1995, and in 2007 published "DECOTORA" (Little More), a collection of portraits of decotrays and drivers taken over a period of nine years. 2006 he began traveling to the Tohoku region, where he continues to take photographs while deeply interacting with the people, culture and nature of the Tohoku region.
Chronology
1995-96 - Worked for Studio Fobos.
1997 - Studied under Kyoji Takahashi.
1998 - Started as an independent photographer.
Publications
2011 - "TOHOKU" Little More, Tokyo
2011 - "Is the Blood Still Red?" SLANT, Ishikawa
2013 - "KURAGARI" super books, Tokyo
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2008 - "DECOTORA", Tai Gallery, New Mexico, USA
2010 - "KURAGARI #0, DISH", Tokyo, Japan
2012 - "TOHOKU", Konica Minolta Plaza, Tokyo, Japan
2012 - "Is the Blood Still Red?", SLANT, Ishikawa, Japan
2012 - "Is the Blood Still Red?", BASE CAMP, Tokyo, Japan
2013 - "TOHOKU", FOIL Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
2013 - "KURAGARI", Gallery SIDE2, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 - "TOHOKU: Through the Eyes of Japanese Photographers", Changchun Library, Changchun, China
2012 - "TOHOKU: Through the Eyes of Japanese Photographers", City of Perth, Council House, Perth, Australia
2012 - "TOHOKU: Through the Eyes of Japanese Photographers", 1911 Revolution Museum, Wuhan, China
2012 - "TOHOKU: Through the Eyes of Japanese Photographers", The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome, Rome, Italy
2012 - "TOHOKU: Through the Eyes of Japanese Photographers", Beijing World Art Museum, Beijing, China
2012 -" TOHOKU: Through the Eyes of Japanese Photographers", Japan Foundation Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2012 - "PINK PHOTO EXHIBITION", BA-TSU Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan