With Kenro Izu, we plunge into the heart of Bhutan, a sacred land where individual well-being is strictly tied to the healthy environment and animals which live there. The soul of this place, which is perched between earth and heaven, is perfectly portrayed in the platinum print landscapes and portraits by this photographer born in Osaka in 1949. The exhibition was made possible thanks to the support of the Kiyasoto Museum of Photographic Arts and the collaboration of Eikoh Hosoe, Yuko Yamaji and the entire staff. Also available a book of the same title as the exhibition and 30-year Retrospective, both published by Nazraeli Press.

Galerie Thierry Marlat, Paris
through 7 August 2010


Druk #545, Jambay Lhakhang, Bumthang, Bhutan, 2007 (A young wife visiting the temple to pray on an auspicious day). © Kenro Izu / Courtesy the artist and Galerie Thierry Marlat
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