KANA KAWANISHI ART OFFICE is pleased to announce group exhibition "cognition/recognition" from March 8th through May 10th, 2014. This exhibition will exhibit works of established and arising artists within the photography medium which suggest new cognitions of nature, society and the universe through their unique yet straightforward method of photography.

Naruki OSHIMA is an artist depicting "haptic experiences through visual expressions" through his photographic approach. In his latest "haptic green" series, one artwork is consisted from over 200 high-resolution images which a camera captured from one point in the woods. Scanning the scene from left top to right bottom with different focuses, the final images with the multiple focuses blended into one makes people's mind re-experience when stepping into the woods and your mind must re-adjust. His works arise the question of how "seeing" and "experiencing" react to each other.

Takashi SUZUKI will exhibit "ARCA" series and "Altus" series. His "Altus" series resereves an enriching "nothing" in the middle of its artwork, making people realize that what we see is heavily influenced by what it is surrounded by - at times more than what it actually is. His ARCA series is a straightforward photograph with 4x5 large format film camera capturing focuses of a shadow appearing on a surface. ARCA series will be appearing in Tokyo for its very first time.

Shunsuke KANO, the winner of "the 8th shiseido art egg (one of the most prestigious contemporary art awards in Japan)" focused on keywords such as substance/material/layer/circulation/repetition among his creativity, and this time will exhibit artworks of sculptures and prints. "layer of my labor_50" seems as an ordinary box, whereas its surface has been applied a tape on wood, then photographed, then applied its print on surface, and then more tapes and photograph processes. The final surface is a complex accumulation of layers, processes and materials.

Hideo ANZE will show his "FRAMING" series. Amazing to understand these beautiful color gradation images are straightforward photographs of paper boxes crafted by the artist himself.  Although "framing" has always been an important factor of a photograph in general, Anze's work ironically suggests that his work would not become what it is without the fact of "framing". 

Each 4 artists have their unique expression however are in the same standing point on behalf of utilizing "photography" as their vehicle of expression. We hope this exhibition would bring a new suggestion on general everyday daily life.