Yamamoto Masao – Microcosm Macrocosm

Yamamoto Masao

Yamamoto Masao (born 1957) is known for his small-format silver gelatin prints, which he reworks through manual interventions that almost turn them into objects that retain memories of the past. His images express the notion that humanity is only one small part of nature, which in turn is merely one part of an immense universe. For the exhibition, Yamamoto will create a wall installation that integrates selected works by Alfred Ehrhardt. Particularly meaningful to Yamamoto is Ehrhardt’s “constructive and structural eye for the beauty of nature, which amasses a visual archive of nature’s artistic forms.” His work demonstrates a fundamental correspondence between Ehrhardt’s natural philosophy and his own Japanese perspective on nature. In addition, Yamamoto presents photographs from his Shizuka series [cleansed, pure, immaculate], which depicts things that he found in the woods surrounding his home and which, like “precious jewels, carry the peaceful breath of nature within,” as well as works from his new series Bonsai Microcosm Macrocosm.