PHOTO + ILLUSTRATION + TYPOGRAPHY
Mixed media illustrations for an public art festival in Kyoto, KG+
EARTH｜地球, Tomoyuki Koseko, 2023
Planets made to look like cups of coffee
MOON｜月, Tomoyuki Koseko, 2023
THE SOUTH POLE OF JUPITER｜木星の南極, Tomoyuki Koseko, 2023
EARTH (South Asia)｜地球, Tomoyuki Koseko, 2023
MARS｜火星, Tomoyuki Koseko, 2023
SEMI-FICTION
For most people, celestial bodies are nearly impossible to observe directly. Tomoyuki defines objects such as these, which can only be experienced second hand as “semi-fiction”. The purpose of this project is to visualize these semi-fictional objects from a new perspective using different mediums such as photography, video, and acrylics.
He brought out the edibleness of photographs from NASA (in the public domain) by altering the color tones. By just changing the perspective, the deliciousness hidden within can be vividly visualized. Now the taste, odor, sound, and texture of these celestial objects can be easily imagined.
When images of semi-fictitious celestial bodies start to overlap with everyday food how will the perception of them change? Every time you stir milk into your coffee may a breathtaking celestial phenomenon appear before you.
About KG+ (from official website)
“KG+” is a public art festival that first started in 2013 with the aim of discovering and supporting upcoming photographers and curators with 2023 being the 11th anniversary of this festival. We strive to present the state-of-the-art skills of upcoming photographers widely enlisted here in Kyoto to around the globe.
In cooperation with “KYOTOGRAPHIE Kyoto International Photography Festival”, we give upcoming photographers and curators participating in KG+ opportunities to talk and collaborate with world-renowned curators and gallerists from Japan and around the world.
“KG+ Select” is another exhibition, where 10 artists out of the participants of “KG+” are selected to exhibit their work by judges working at an international degree. KG+ Awards 2023 Grand Prix is held between the selected 10 artists, with the winner given the invitation to exhibit their work in the official KYOTOGRAPHIE program next year in 2024.
