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Rika Noguchi

のぐち りか

Rika Noguchi

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1971-00-00 (Saitama City (formerly Ōmiya), Saitama Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Resides in Berlin, Germany

Career

Occupations
Photographer, Part-time lecturer (art/design)
Active Years
1994-

Education

Nihon University College of Art
College of Art / Department of Photography
Period: 〜1994
Year of Graduation: 1994
Country: Japan
Graduated from the Department of Photography

Awards

Hitotsubo Exhibition Grand Prix (5th)
1995
Organization: Hitotsubo Exhibition
Result: 受賞
Canon New Cosmos of Photography Grand Prix (5th)
1996
Organization: Canon New Cosmos of Photography
Result: 受賞
Shashin no Kai Award (13th)
2001
Organization: Shashin no Kai
Result: 受賞
Art Encouragement Prize by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Newcomer)
2002
Category: 美術
Organization: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Art Encouragement Prize)
Result: 受賞
Higashikawa Prize Domestic Photographer Award (30th)
2014
Category: 国内作家賞
Organization: Higashikawa Photography Award
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Diver (series/exhibition: "潜る人")

1995 Photography exhibition / series

An early series/exhibition focusing on fragments of the body and moments with water, capturing ephemeral details.

WaterBodyFragmentation

Seeing Birds

1998 Photography exhibition

A series presented in Berlin exploring the relationship between landscape and memory through birds and natural scenes.

BirdsMemoryLandscape

I Dreamed I Flew

2004 Photography exhibition

Exhibited at the Hara Museum; a series that expresses the boundary between dream and reality in visual terms.

DreamRealityMovement

Bibliography

  • 1995 - Diver (Gallery Raku-fu)
  • 1996 - Records of Creation (Guardian Garden)
  • 1997 - Fujiyama (P3 art and environment)
  • 1998 - Seeing Birds (Wohnmaschine, Berlin)
  • 2001 - Did She Make It to the Moon? (Parco Gallery)
  • 2004 - I Dreamed I Flew (Hara Museum)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Delicate treatment of color and lightFragmentary, poetic compositions
Recurring Motifs
BirdsWaterMoonFragments of landscape

Legacy

A photographer recognized domestically and internationally. Noted as one of Japan's prominent young photographers since the 1990s, with multiple awards. Based in Berlin and active internationally.

Trivia

  • Born in 1971 in Saitama City (formerly Ōmiya), Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
  • Photographer based in Berlin.
  • Official website: http://www.noguchirika.com/