Yoshihiro Matsuda

Night—a realm of unseen space where subtle presences emerge. YOIN (resonance) dwells within. Night grants me the essence of YOIN and MA.

Beyond the immediate darkness, I treat shadow, space, color, and the passage of time as active elements of "Ma" (negative space) within my work. By employing the delicate, organic texture of traditional Japanese Washi paper and eschewing traditional frames, I invite the image to dissolve into the environment. This approach—where the artwork hangs suspended, floating in the air—seeks a state of harmony and liberation. I believe this resonance between nature and space lies at the very heart of Japanese architecture and aesthetics.

My practice is an ongoing exploration of these concepts. As an artist, I move beyond documenting landscapes, seeking instead to reveal the subtle presence that emerges within movement, repetition, and moments of tension. While many of my photographs are taken at night, my subjects undergo a transformation, evolving from mere objects into an atmosphere in which memories, sensations, and the passage of time quietly resonate.

Influenced by Goethe’s theory of color and the spatial abstraction found in traditional Japanese aesthetics such as Rinpa painting, I aim to break fr...

Graduate of the Faculty of Law, Ryukoku University

2017.4.23-5.14
星と野の写真展
　宙の里　阿智　
長野県阿智村伍和　彩季節風ギャラリー
星と野の写真展
「宙の里」阿智村からの頼り　開催
2017.7.6-7/12 フジフォトギャラリー大阪

ジャズと冬の星ものがたり
*2020 01.11大石麻維子ジャズミュージシャンとの写真と音楽のコラボライブ
神戸市　zing music lab 

2019.0901-07
ICOM 京都大会　
展示作品が後のロシアオレンブルグ美術館での美術展開催のきっかけとなる

2021.0709-0919

*Japan WashigraphPhoto Exhibition #1
July 9th to September 19th, 2021
Exhibition Hall of the Orenburg Regional Museum of Fine Arts
Orenburg, Russia

2021年10月8日〜11月7日
Japan WashigraphPhoto Exhibition #2  
October 8th to November 14th, 2021
The Museum and Exhibition complex of the city of Novotroitsk, Orenburg, Russia
ロシア・オレンブルグ州ノヴォトロイツク市美術館

*Japan WashigraphPhoto Exhibition #3  
December 28th, 2021 to February 15th, 2022
Historical and Memorial Center-Museum of I.A. Goncharova, 
Ulyanovsk, Russia
ウリヤノフスク州イワンゴンチャロフ記念美術館
2021年11月28日〜2022年2月15日

*Japan WashigraphPhoto Exhibition #4  
February 23-March 28, 2022
The Museum of the city of Saratov
Saratov City, the capital of Saratov Oblast, Russia 

*Tokyo Exhibition 10/30 
- Japan Wahi Photo Association 2nd Anniversary Event -
October 30th, 2021      Bunkyo Citizens Center, Tokyo, Japan
東京EXhibition
202110月31日
文京区市民センター

*Kansai Exhibition  
Japan Wahi Photo Association Presentation Event -
February 5-6 2022
Osaka City Central Public Ha...