YAMAMOTO, Ayaka

About Japanese photographer, Ayaka YAMAMOTO (b. 1983, in Kobe)

Ayaka YAMAMOTO began studying painting in college, but she gradually moved towards performance and video art, both of which she produced using her body. In 2004, while studying abroad in San Francisco, she started taking photographs. In the middle of a situation in which communication through words was difficult, photography took on a value beyond its essential nature, serving as a point of contact with many other people. Since then, she has continued to take extremely fascinating portraits which generate an unusual atmosphere. Since all of her photographs are made with natural light, she always picks locations outside of major cities. Rather than communicating with words, she uses gestures and sounds to pick settings and outfits together with her subjects. Ayaka YAMAMOTO lives and works in Kobe.

Photo volumes by Ayaka YAMAMOTO

• 'Amnion' (2013); 'Nous n’irons plus au bois' (2014); 'We are Made of Grass, Soil, and Trees' (2018); 'We are Made of Grass, Soil, Trees, and Flowers' (2021)