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About the Japanese photographer, Momo OKABE (b.1981)
Momo OKABE lived in France until the age of four. After graduating from the Photography Department of Nihon University College of Art, she won the Excellence Award at the 8th Canon New Cosmos of Photography Exhibition in 1999, selected by Nobuyoshi ARAKI. In 2002, she won a prize at the 19th Hitotsubo Exhibition (Guardian Garden), and in 2009, she won the Jury Prize at the Epson Color Imaging Contest, selected by Masafumi SANAI. She has already published three photo volumes. Her first photo book, 'Dildo', was selected by Hisako Motoo as one of the Best Books by Photo-eye, the most prestigious photography gallery in the U.S.. The following book, 'Bible' also won the Grand Prix of the 'Paul Huf Award', a photo award organized by Foam in the Netherlands. She was featured in the June 2014 issue of the British culture magazine Dazed and Confused as a photographer to watch, and is one of the most promising photographers in the world. Momo OKABE is based in Tokyo.
Photo books by Momo OKABE
- 'Tsunami / Unseen' (2012, a cooperation with Kohey KANNO); 'Dildo' (2013); 'Bible' (2014); 'Ilmatar' (2020)
Awards
- 1999: Award of Excellence, 8th Canon New Cosmos of Photography Exhibition (selected by Nobuyoshi Araki)
2002: Prize at the 19th Hitotsubo Exhibition
2004: Epson Color Imaging Contest, Excellence Award
2009: Jury Prize, Epson Color Imaging Contest (selected by Masafumi Sanai)
2015: Paul Huf Award for her photo volume 'Dildo' (in 2014 already selected for KASSEL PHOTOBOOK AWARD)
Exhibitions
- 2015: 'Dildo' & 'Bible', FOAM Museum of Photography, Amsterdam, NL, as well as at Naruyama Gallery, Kudanshita, Japan;
2020: 'Irumatal', Naruyama Gallery;