Open Your “Sight” - “Inside Perspective” for the moment

Venue: Unit S214 (Leica Pop-Up), 2/f, Block A, PMQ

Language: Japanese/English

Speaker: Isao Kitabayashi, Design Week Kyoto Founder

HK Guest Speaker: Jimmy Ming Shum, Photographer and Film Director

Moderator: Peggy Lui

Content:

Kyoto, a city steeped in history, art, and crafts, has been a popular destination for tourists and a popular subject for photographers. In conjunction with the photo exhibition from Jimmy Ming Shum that captures new vision and portraits of Kyoto with the latest Leica M10P camera, Design Week Kyoto Founder Isao Kitabayashi and Jimmy will share the hidden gems of Kyoto and their perspective of this beloved city.

Biography of speakers:

Isao Kitabayashi

Isao Kitabayashi is the founder of Design Week Kyoto and the CEO/Coordinator of COS KYOTO Co., Ltd. From 2012 to 2014, Mr. Kitabayashi was the Director of Operations of TED x Kyoto.

COS KYOTO recognizes the enduring beauty and essence of Kyoto and its people. It is dedicated to bringing different crafts, techniques, materials, cultures, and people together and to help “re-design” them with the purpose of bringing out the true quality of designs for modern life that touches people’s heart.

Jimmy Ming Shum

【経歴】

San Francisco Art InstituteでBFAを取得し、

Pratt Institute New Yorkに留学。

【受賞】AWARD

2003年にHong Kong Heritage Museum

2004年、また2004年には清里フォトアートミュージアムに作品が収蔵されている。

2005年、米国の雑誌Surface Magazineの”Avant Guardian Award”受賞

【個展】EXHIBITION

2014 Solo exhibition, Kumano kodo art museum , tanabe city

2014 Tokyo, Hokarie, CUBE Gallery, TAMABE CITY

2013 1839 contemporary gallery – Taipei

2012 Satoshi Koyama gallery – Tokyo

2012 Photo Art Fair – Taipei

2012 Thanks God Its Friday - Hong Kong

2010 Beijing - The seven

2010 ShenZhen - The seven

2005 Avant Guardian Award - New York and Los Angeles

2004 Taikoo Place solo exhibition

2003 Art Center gallery - Hong Kong Group exhibition