8legs: Kyotographie international photography festival

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‘Sensitive, sexy and surreal’: Japan’s Kyotographie festival

Kyotographie gathers over 200 images and 100 books, marking another year of the Edge-themed festival in Kyoto.
Daido Moriyama’s work includes a landmark 1969 Asahi Camera issue exploring news media and surveillance.
Linder Sterling’s feminist photomontages fuse magazine culture with provocative imagery.
Thandiwe Muriu’s Africa artist in residence uses kitenge fabrics to probe identity and empowerment.
Fatma Hassona's Gaza portrait project is presented via an iPhone in a dark room, highlighting wartime realities.
Ernest Cole’s House of Bondage is showcased with archival footage and photographs.
Kyotographie expands beyond galleries with satellite exhibitions and the KG+ program.
The festival runs until mid-May, with broader access through multiple venues.
Kyoto’s festival lineup blends historical retrospectives with contemporary voices.
Kyotographie reinforces photography’s social and political potential through archival and contemporary work.
Kyotographie’s programming includes talks, workshops, and a book fair across multiple spaces.

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