A small snake by the roadside
J’ai fait la connaissance d’Eriko Koga par le biais du Festival Kyotographie.
Eriko Koga est photographe mais aussi compagne de moine. Ce qui influence énormément son travail. Elle explore le cycle de la vie – passé, présent, futur – dans une subtile évocation poétique et spirituelle.
Entre 2009 et 2014, elle a partagé sa vie entre Tokyo et le mont Koya, au sud de Kyoto, un haut lieu de pèlerinage. Là, elle s’est nourrie de l’esprit du temple Okuno-in où a été fondée, il y a 1 200 ans, l’école bouddhiste ésotérique Shingon. Puis, elle a livré Issan, une œuvre tout en couleurs denses et en immersions naturalistes dans une forêt spiritualisée.
A small snake by the roadside fait partie de cette série. Laissons Eriko Koga nous raconter son histoire.
Caption (story):
“I was trudging along without taking any pictures when I came across this small snake. After watching it for a long time, I realized that it wasn’t moving and that its soul had already left its body.”
September 2011
A small snake by the roadside.
Born in Fukuoka (Japan) in 1980. Graduated from the French Literature Department at Sophia University in Tokyo. Received the Photo Documentary “Nippon” Award in 2004. Published the photo book Asakusa Zenzai (Seigensha) in 2011, and received the Sagamihara Photo City New figure encouragement prize the following year. Published the photo book Sekai no tomodachi Cambodia (Kaiseisha) in 2014, and the photo book Issan (Akaakasha) in 2015. Received the grand prix of KG+AWARD and National Geographic Photo Award. She will publish the new photo book Tryadhvan (Akaakasha) in 2016.
Koga has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions, both in and outside Japan. Her works have also been acquired by facilities such as the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts and Bibliothèque nationale de France. In addition to her work as a photographer, she is active as a writer and sometimes appears on TV. She currently lives in Kyoto.
Ma préférée dans la série Asakusa Zenzai.
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