Noguchi Rika - To the Night Planet

Rika Noguchi

‘Our daily lives are filled with small miracles that we don’t notice. Being invisible, they are difficult to capture in a photo. Things you can’t see, but they are there: those are the things I want, somehow, to photograph.’ Rika Noguchi
In her second solo show at the Loock Galerie, Rika Noguchi shows the 28-part series To the Night Planet (2015), photographed in analogue. It was shot from the M29 bus, en route between Charlottenburg and Kreuzberg. An austere conceptual work gives rise to photography that seems almost painterly. It depicts the big city in the light of the night: glaring headlights and streetlights indirectly illuminate the urban landscapes of buildings, in the darkness visible only through their light sources. Specifically and sensitively, Noguchi utilizes photographic techniques such as cross-fade, over-exposure and soft focus. Chance nighttime encounters become poetry. A video shot at the same time will be shown to accompany the show.