Rika Noguchi

Rika Noguchi (野口里佳 Noguchi Rika, born 1971) is a Japanese photographic artist.

Biography

Noguchi was born in Tokyo and has a degree in photography from the Department of Photography, College of Art at Nihon University in 1994.[1][2][3] She has lived and worked as a photographer in Berlin, Germany between 2004 and 2016 and is currently based in Okinawa, Japan.[3]

Noguchi focuses on photography of nature, with landscape sceneries and animals. Her frequent use of close-ups and blurred images create an aura of impressionism. Noguchi's work often deals with the limits of human ability and ambition. Her series "New Land" (1999-2000) documented the construction of artificial islands off the coast of the Netherlands.[1] Her series "Rocket Hill" (begun in 2001) recorded the facilities and launch pad of Japan's Tanegashima Space Center.[1] Her "Sun" series (begun in 2005) shot the sun using a pinhole camera, emphasizing a very Earth-bound perception of the solar body.[1][4]

Early works include “A Prime” (1997),[5] a series of landscape shots with lonely persons forming undefined foregrounds. She later made “Color of the Planet” (2004)[6] and “In the Desert” (2007)[7] depicting urban and natural landscapes, with colourful blurs and light reflections, inspiring a sense of distance to the subject. Recent works include “The Sun” (2005-2008),[8] a series with the sun as a source of light through a pinhole camera. “I Dreamt of Flying 2” (2009) depicts warped images of the starry sky, the way we would perceive the stars looking out from a spacecraft travelling at the light of speed.[2][8]

Exhibits

The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo held a solo show in 2004 of around 40 of Noguchi's works in, "I Dreamt of Flying."[9]

In 2009, Noguchi's work was included in "The Light" at the National Art Center, Tokyo along with Yoko Matsumoto.[8]

A solo exhibition featuring Noguchi's “Light Reaching the Future” was arranged at the Izu Photo Museum in 2011. The artist juxtaposed photographic works with silkscreen works.[3]

A solo exhibition of her work took place in 2017 with the title "At the Bottom of the Sea" at Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo.[10][11]

From October 2022 through January 2023, Noguchi had a solo exhibit at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Rika Noguchi". The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Estes, Bonnie (12 September 2011). "Profile | Noguchi Rika". Next | After | This. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Noguchi Rika". Taka Ishii Gallery. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ^ Noguchi, Rika (2009). Rika Noguchi: The Sun, Limited Edition by Rika Noguchi. Nohara Publishing. ISBN 978-4904257043 – via Lens Culture.
  5. ^ "A Prime #13". The Museum of Contemporary Art. 1997. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Exhibition: Rika Noguchi - The Sun". Photography-Now. 11 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  7. ^ "In the Desert". Sharjah Art Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b c Gombrich, Marius (11 September 2009). "The eyes have it in this light show". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  9. ^ Dipietro, Monty (5 May 2004). "Hara solo gives Rika Noguchi liftoff". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Rika Noguchi: At the Bottom of the Sea | Art in Tokyo". Time Out Tokyo. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Rika Noguchi "At the Bottom of the Sea" - Taka Ishii Gallery". Tokyo Art Beat. 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Rika Noguchi Solo Exhibition". Time Out Tokyo. 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

See also

Rika Noguchi | CI08 Life on Mars - Interview with Rika Noguchi on YouTube (6m24s)

Rika Noguchi - personal website