In conjunction with the third edition of Tokyo Gendai, we are pleased to present Ayaka Fujioka’s works “Life Studies (102)” and “Life Studies (103)” from her forthcoming photo book LIFE STUDIES, scheduled for release this fall.
Born in 1972 in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Fujioka graduated from the Department of Photography at Nihon University College of Art and later studied abroad in Taiwan. She continued her photographic journey while traveling across Europe, Brazil, and other parts of the world. From 2007, she spent approximately five years in New York through the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ Overseas Study Program for Emerging Artists. She is currently based in her hometown of Hiroshima.
Fujioka’s works have been exhibited both in Japan and internationally, including at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa and the Tbilisi Photo Festival. Her photographs are held in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, and the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum. Her acclaimed 2018 series Here Goes River garnered her three prestigious awards: the Tadahiko Hayashi Award, the Kimura Ihei Photography Award, and the Ina Nobuo Award.
LIFE STUDIES is a series centered on photographs taken between 2007 and 2012 during Fujioka’s time in New York as an emerging artist. The works serve as an introspective memoir, capturing the people and landscapes of New York City with a quiet, reflective lens.
11/09/2025(thu) - 19/09/2025(fri)
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