If you are in Tokyo on the 6th October, please come to the Opening Reception of the Two Mountains Photo Project exhibition, or drop by the exhibition from 1 October to 24 December, 2017 – SL
TWO MOUNTAINS is a ‘joint friendship’ photography project initiated by the directors of KLPA Events and KLEE, INC PARIS TOKYO, Steven Lee and Naoko Ohta, respectively.
Acknowledging the iconic status of Mount Fuji in Japan and Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia, three specially selected photographers from each country will be commissioned to photograph personal photo-stories about these revered peaks.
Focussing on the peoples and communities which live ‘under their shadow’ this cross cultural project hopes to enlighten and discover the legends, folklore and traditions from each mountain.
Beginning May 2014, the project will culminate in a public exhibition in August in Kuala Lumpur, with planned talks to be arranged. A reciprocal Tokyo exhibition is planned for 2015.
Photographers – Japan
1. Junpei Kato
2. Hajime Kimura
3. Mikio Hasui
Photographers – Malaysia
1. Nadia J Mahfix
2. Rayyiu Radzi
3. Flanegan Bainon
Two Mountains 2.0, the second phase started in 2017. 6 new photographers, 3 Japanese and 3 Malaysian, are commissioned to travel to their counterpart nation to photograph the respective mountains.
Photographers – Japan
1. Mayumi Suzuki
2. Chiaki Kano
3. Yukari Chikura
Photographers – Malaysia
1. Nana Safiana
2. Nadirah Zakariya
3. Stacy Liu
TWO MOUNTAINS PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT
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