YUKI AOYAMA PHOTOGRAPHY

My intention through photographic activities is to change our ordinary life into an amusing delightful world.

The object I always choose is those who are close to my life as friends, office workers, high school girls.
Through that, my approach rests on “photograph persists in enjoying our ordinary life”, and I intend to express my works
without forgetting the exciting feeling that I had when I started my photography.

The object that arouses my interest is something symbolized and that hides its individuality, as business suits and school uniforms.
It stands for my own private motivation as a respect to my father who’s passed away, and as a complex I had at my adolescent life.
Based on these intentions, I try to produce the world that has been likely to exist but hasn’t, through producing character
in my objects and symbolizing its individuality that hasn’t been seen in our society.

Even in daily ordinary life, there can be produced a new change in the world by adding one action or by taking a look from other point of view.
I make much of the pleasant during shooting session, more than of artificial twist of world by CG or composite technology.
The object I choose is Japanese unique, and I intend to show them as present Japanese thing with much humor for foreigners.

1978　Born in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture
1998　To get rid of the complex he had, started his journey to go through Japan by bicycle.As fascinated with scenes during his trip to Hokkaido, his road as a photographer began as well.
2001　Took trip out to the world twice, to decide what to do in the future.The first round was through 23 countries, from Eurasia to America, where he met with 9.11 in NYC.
2002　During his second round, took a sudden return from Guatemala, decided to dedicate his profession as a photographer.
2004　Studied a professional photographic course at Tokyo Photo School.
2005　Established “YUKAI HANDS Yuki Aoyama Photo Office” after his graduation from the university.

2005　University of Tsukuba, School of Human Sciences, College of Psychology / Graduation Thesis: How to become “high”

JUMPER’S HIGH（2004-）
SOLARYMAN（2006-）
SCHOOLGIRL COMPLEX（2006-）

2009
Prix de la Photographie, Paris competition

2007
CANON New Cosmos of Photography 2007, Prize of Excellent Works, selected by Fumio Nanjo , a director of Mori Art Museum
Tokyo Wonder Wall, public competition
Wonder Seed

2006
34th Japan Advertising Photographers’ Association, public competition

2009
” SOLARYMAN ” Wada Garou, Tokyo

2008
” undercover ” Wada Garou, Tokyo
” SOLARYMAN OLYMPIC TOKYO 2008 ” Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo

2007
” undercover ” PUNCTUM Photo+Graphix Tokyo
” Solaryman -JUMPING PAPAS- ” Shinjuku Ganka Garou Gallery, Tokyo

2006
” Welcome to YUKAI HANDS ” PUNCTUM Photo+Graphix Tokyo

2005
” JUMP EXPO 2005 ” PUNCTUM Photo+Graphix Tokyo

2010
” The Three Musketeers of Photography 2 ” Shinjuku Ganka Garou Gallery, Tokyo

2008
” The Three Musketeers of Photography ” Shinjuku Ganka Garou Gallery, Tokyo
” GLOW, OVER, MEN ” MOTT gallery, Tokyo
” Canon New Cosmos of Photography Competition 2008 ” Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Sendai

2007
” Canon New Cosmos of Photography Competition 2007 ” Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
” Selected works of Tokyo Wonder Wall 2007 ” Museum of Contemporary Art of Tokyo
” The 8th SICF（Spiral Independent Creators Festival）” Spiral Hall, Tokyo
” Wonder Seed 2007 ” Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya

2006
” THE EXPOSED of the art vol.1 PHOTOGRAPHS（Noboru Tsubaki×Shigeo Goto）” CASO, Osaka
” The 34th Japan Advertising Photographers’ Association ” Osaka, Tokyo

2010
” ART FAIR KYOTO ” Hotel Monterey
” SCOPE New York 2010 ” Lincoln Center Damrosch Park

2009
” ULTRA002 ” Spiral Hall, Tokyo
” ART Singapore 2009 / ASIA International Photography Fair ” Suntec Singapore
” ART OSAKA 2009 ” Dojima Hotel
” YOUNG ART TAIPEI ” Sunworld Dynasty Hotel
” NEXT 2009 ” Merchandise Mart, Chicago

2010
3rd “ SHISHUNKI (adolescence) ”, Pie Books / ISBN : 978-4894448773
2nd “ SCHOOLGIRL COMPLEX ”, East Press / ISBN : 978-4781604152

2009
1st “ SOLARYMAN ”, Pie Books / ISBN : 978-4894448223

2010
” SEI-YAKU ”
” PHOTOGRAPHERS ” Raicho-sha / ISBN : 978-4844135517

2009
” TWS-Emerging 2008 ” Tokyo Wonder Site

2008
” YUMEBOUKEN ” / ISBN : 978-4990403812
” Kono shashin ga sugoi 2008 ” Asahi Press / ISBN : 978-4255004396

2007
” 200 Photographers’ Portfolio ” Graphic-sha Publishing / ISBN : 978-4766118285

2005
” SHIBUYAMICHI ” Raicho-sha / ISBN : 978-4844134329

2008
art_icle Vol.10 AUGUST 2008, QLAM RESEARCH

2011
EDGY JAPAN

2008
THE OLYMPUS PURSUIT, OLYMPUS

2010
THE TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR 2010, 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo

2008
Small Gallery Apartment, kurage, Tokyo

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