櫻井充
「BP」

Date｜April 29th – May 16th, 2023
Time｜8:00 – 20:00
＊The first day (April 29th) will be open from 10:00
Place｜KYOTO OKAZAKI TSUTAYA BOOKS「GALLERY EN WALL」
ROHM Theatre Kyoto, park plaza 1F13 Saisyouji-cho okazaki Sakyou-ku, Kyoto
Organizer｜KYOTO OKAZAKI TSUTAYA BOOKS
Inquiry｜075-754-0008（during business hours）

Sho+1 is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by Mitsuru Sakurai titled BP from April 29th to May 16th, 2023 at GALLERY EN WALL inside KYOTO OKAZAKI TSUTAYA BOOKS.

You can see the series of lighthouses all over Japan as Base Point (reference point).

Please take this opportunity for your pleasure.  

Artist Statement

“Could it be that what reflects us most accurately is, in fact, others?”
It was around the time this question—almost a conviction—began to take shape within me that I naturally found myself photographing lighthouses.
Perhaps I’ve been searching for a steadfast reference point—something I can always return to with certainty.

BP (Base Point) is a body of work that regards lighthouses across Japan as symbolic “base points.”

The origin of lighthouses in Japan can be traced back to “noroshi” —smoke signals by day and bonfires by night—that served as navigational beacons for missions to Tang China. In 1869 (Meiji 2), Japan’s first Western-style lighthouse was built, taking on an essential role in maritime navigation.

Today, with the widespread adoption of GPS technology, many lighthouses have been decommissioned. Among them, only 64 remain in active operation across the country.
This series focuses on those still standing lighthouses—sentinels that continue to watch over the sea.

Mitsuru Sakurai