Past Exhibition

Silence Disrupted - Where Mind Meets Cosmos The Thirteen Rooms of Daijo-ji: Bishin Jumonji

Duration:

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 to Sunday, October 20, 2024

The Shiseido Gallery will be holding the exhibition "Silence Disrupted - Where Mind Meets Cosmos｜The Thirteen Rooms of Daijo-ji: Bishin Jumonji" from Tues. August 27 to Sun. October 20, 2024.

Photographer Bishin Jumonji has been confronting long-standing traditions in Japanese culture as an attempt to discover their underlying universal value. Through his photographs, he delves into his own experiences and memories, continuing to express the timeless beauty of Japan through his unique vision.

In this exhibition, Jumonji's photographs of the Kyakuden (Guest House) of Daijo-ji Temple (Kasumi-cho, Mikata-gun, Hyogo Prefecture) will be presented in a large-scale installation that re-creates this distinctive space. Daijo-ji is known for its decorated sliding doors (fusuma-e), which are said to have been crafted by Ōkyo Maruyama and his disciples. The new space created by Jumonji's unique gaze will surprise visitors with new experiences while also encompassing the Buddhist universe created by Ōkyo and his school in the past.

With this exhibition, FUTURE SOLUTION LX, the most premium franchise of brand SHISEIDO available in 88 countries and regions around the globe, will be collaborating with Bishin Jumonji. This collaboration has come to life through the shared values of Jumonji and FUTURE SOLUTION LX. Jumonji's approach to expressing beauty in his photographic works aligns with FUTURE SOLUTION LX, which aims to awaken timeless beauty through Japanese aesthetics and the power of nature. In this collaboration, Jumonji has created a new visual capturing the beauty of FUTURE SOLUTION LX, which will be unveiled on SHISEIDO’s official social media platforms this fall.

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Artist Profile

Bishin Jumonji

Born in 1947, Bishin Jumonji became a freelance photographer in 1971. His debut work “Untitled” (no heads) was featured in the “New Japanese Photography” exhibit at the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 1974. He has received numerous awards, including the Photographic Society of Japan’s Newcomer’s Award, the Ina Nobuo Award, the Domon Ken Award, the Photographic Society of Japan’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the ADC Award, among others. He has photographed a variety of advertisements for Shiseido, including the “Chiffonette” series and “Yureru, Manazashi” (Wavering Eyes) advertisements, as well as images featured in the corporate culture magazine “Hanatsubaki.”

Reference Images

Kakushigi (Guo Ziyi) Room - Ōkyo Maruyama

Silence Disrupted — Where Mind Meets the Cosmos

Organizer	Shiseido Company, Limited
Special Cooperation	Kameizan Daijo-ji Temple
Cooperation	SHISEIDO Future Solution LX, TRI・TRI LTD., Image Studio 109, Inc.
Supported by	Fujifilm Holdings Corporation
Period	Tuesday, August 27, 2024 to Sunday, October 20, 2024
Venue	Shiseido Gallery Tokyo Ginza Shiseido Building B1F, 8-8-3 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan Tel. 03-3572-3901 Fax. 03-3572-3951
Opening Hours	Weekdays: 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Sundays and Holidays: 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Closed Mondays (including national holidays falling on Monday)
Admission	Free