This year, photographer HIRO KIMURA will be holding an exhibition of portraits of contemporary Japanese men, taken over several years, from July 19th to July 24th. The first part, "HERO1," was a huge success last year. The second part, "HERO1," will be held at Daikanyama Hillside Forum from July 19th, 2022. This exhibition will feature black-and-white portraits of 88 men, half of the total.
Please note that this exhibition is a charity project, and all proceeds from the catalog (pamphlet) will be donated to the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Support Foundation. The profound portraits, born from the intense and heart-wrenching interaction with the subjects, capture the beauty, sexiness, and vitality of human beings.
"Human sexuality is made up of unique experiences.
Setbacks, worries, feeling inferior.
How beautiful and merciful these special things are.
I capture the light that each individual possesses.
A portrait is a reflection of the photographer.
The other is the self, and my own sexuality is reflected.
It exists between me and the subject.
I hope you enjoy this friction here."
-HIRO KIMURA
https://youtu.be/HJL5G31lJbk
■HIRO KIMURA
Born in 1977. Moved to the United States in 1999 and began working as a stylist. While working with some of Japan's leading artists and collections, he became fascinated by the sensibility that develops between photographer and subject, and decided to become a photographer. He began his career from scratch as an assistant to Kazumi Kurigami, and after going independent, moved to New York. He currently works primarily in advertising, fashion, and musician photography. While he excels at sharp and stylish portrait photography, his work also reveals hidden aspects of his subjects, such as their inner selves. In recent years, he has also been active as a movie director, working on numerous music videos and TV commercials.
[Website]
・ http://www.hirokimura.com/
・ https://ccp-tokyo.com/
[Instagram]
・ https://www.instagram.com/hirokimura_/?hl=ja
■Photo exhibition overview
[Dates]
2nd "HERO2" Tuesday 19th to Sunday 24th July 2022 *6 days
[Opening hours]
10:00-20:00 *10:00-17:30 on the 19th only
[Venue]
http://hillsideterrace.com/events/12394/
Access: 3-minute walk from Daikanyama Station, adjacent to Daikanyama T-Site.
You can leisurely browse the exhibits in an open space of approximately 300 square meters.
[Admission fee / Exhibition benefits]
Admission fee: Free
Exhibition benefits: Purchase of catalog (pamphlet)
*The catalog will only be sold at the venue during the exhibition period
*All profits from the photo exhibition will be donated to the Public Interest Incorporated Foundation for Reconstruction in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake
http://minnade-ganbaro.jp/
■88 performers in the second performance *In alphabetical order
Yasushi Akimoto, Hifumi Abe, Go Ayano, Makoto Ayukawa, Ryo Ishibashi, Issey Ogata, Naoya Inoue, Takanori Iwata, Koji Uehara, Eiji Wentz, AKIRA from EXILE, NAOTO from EXILE, Yo Oizumi, Suguru Osako, Kenshi Okada, Kikunojo Onoe, Takeshi Kaga, Ryo Kase, Isamu Katayama, Masaya Kato, Yuzo Kayama, Toshiaki Karasawa, Takeo Kikuchi, Kazumi Kushida, Jun Kunimura, Kengo Kuma Shinjiro Koizumi, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Koichi Sato, Jiro Sato, Takeru Sato, Shiro Sano, Kippei Shiina, Osamu Shitara, Alan Shirahama, Yu Shirota, Shikao Suga, Toshio Suzuki, Mandy Sekiguchi, Tsutomu Sekine, Daigo, TAKUYA∞, Ryoma Takeuchi, Kenchi Tachikawa, Danshun Tanaka, Tetsuji Tanaka, Akio Tani, Hitonari Tsuji, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yasufumi Terawaki, Anri Doi, Remii Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, Masaru Nakamura, Shido Nakamura, Tatsuya Nakamura, Tooru Nakamura, Eita Nagayama, Takanori Nishikawa, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tadahiro Nomura, Hideo Nomo, VERBAL, Hakuryu, Taihei Hayashiya, Hikaru HISASHI, Yuki Himura, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Akira Fukuzawa, Sota Fukushi, Yuto Fukufuji, Yuto Horigome, Keisuke Honda, Hiroki Matsukata, Koshiro Matsumoto, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Kenichi Matsuyama Shohei Miura, Haruma Miura, Kazuyasu Minobe, Osamu Mukai, Eikichi Yazawa, Yoji Yamada, Ken Yokoyama, Maya Yoshida, Hokuto Yoshino, Hirofumi Yoshimura, Lou Oshiba
Please note that this exhibition is a charity project, and all proceeds from the catalog (pamphlet) will be donated to the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Support Foundation. The profound portraits, born from the intense and heart-wrenching interaction with the subjects, capture the beauty, sexiness, and vitality of human beings.
"Human sexuality is made up of unique experiences.
Setbacks, worries, feeling inferior.
How beautiful and merciful these special things are.
I capture the light that each individual possesses.
A portrait is a reflection of the photographer.
The other is the self, and my own sexuality is reflected.
It exists between me and the subject.
I hope you enjoy this friction here."
-HIRO KIMURA
https://youtu.be/HJL5G31lJbk
■HIRO KIMURA
Born in 1977. Moved to the United States in 1999 and began working as a stylist. While working with some of Japan's leading artists and collections, he became fascinated by the sensibility that develops between photographer and subject, and decided to become a photographer. He began his career from scratch as an assistant to Kazumi Kurigami, and after going independent, moved to New York. He currently works primarily in advertising, fashion, and musician photography. While he excels at sharp and stylish portrait photography, his work also reveals hidden aspects of his subjects, such as their inner selves. In recent years, he has also been active as a movie director, working on numerous music videos and TV commercials.
[Website]
・ http://www.hirokimura.com/
・ https://ccp-tokyo.com/
[Instagram]
・ https://www.instagram.com/hirokimura_/?hl=ja
■Photo exhibition overview
[Dates]
2nd "HERO2" Tuesday 19th to Sunday 24th July 2022 *6 days
[Opening hours]
10:00-20:00 *10:00-17:30 on the 19th only
[Venue]
http://hillsideterrace.com/events/12394/
Access: 3-minute walk from Daikanyama Station, adjacent to Daikanyama T-Site.
You can leisurely browse the exhibits in an open space of approximately 300 square meters.
[Admission fee / Exhibition benefits]
Admission fee: Free
Exhibition benefits: Purchase of catalog (pamphlet)
*The catalog will only be sold at the venue during the exhibition period
*All profits from the photo exhibition will be donated to the Public Interest Incorporated Foundation for Reconstruction in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake
http://minnade-ganbaro.jp/
■88 performers in the second performance *In alphabetical order
Yasushi Akimoto, Hifumi Abe, Go Ayano, Makoto Ayukawa, Ryo Ishibashi, Issey Ogata, Naoya Inoue, Takanori Iwata, Koji Uehara, Eiji Wentz, AKIRA from EXILE, NAOTO from EXILE, Yo Oizumi, Suguru Osako, Kenshi Okada, Kikunojo Onoe, Takeshi Kaga, Ryo Kase, Isamu Katayama, Masaya Kato, Yuzo Kayama, Toshiaki Karasawa, Takeo Kikuchi, Kazumi Kushida, Jun Kunimura, Kengo Kuma Shinjiro Koizumi, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Koichi Sato, Jiro Sato, Takeru Sato, Shiro Sano, Kippei Shiina, Osamu Shitara, Alan Shirahama, Yu Shirota, Shikao Suga, Toshio Suzuki, Mandy Sekiguchi, Tsutomu Sekine, Daigo, TAKUYA∞, Ryoma Takeuchi, Kenchi Tachikawa, Danshun Tanaka, Tetsuji Tanaka, Akio Tani, Hitonari Tsuji, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yasufumi Terawaki, Anri Doi, Remii Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, Masaru Nakamura, Shido Nakamura, Tatsuya Nakamura, Tooru Nakamura, Eita Nagayama, Takanori Nishikawa, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tadahiro Nomura, Hideo Nomo, VERBAL, Hakuryu, Taihei Hayashiya, Hikaru HISASHI, Yuki Himura, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Akira Fukuzawa, Sota Fukushi, Yuto Fukufuji, Yuto Horigome, Keisuke Honda, Hiroki Matsukata, Koshiro Matsumoto, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Kenichi Matsuyama Shohei Miura, Haruma Miura, Kazuyasu Minobe, Osamu Mukai, Eikichi Yazawa, Yoji Yamada, Ken Yokoyama, Maya Yoshida, Hokuto Yoshino, Hirofumi Yoshimura, Lou Oshiba
