{"id":277147,"date":"2025-05-20T18:32:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/?p=277147"},"modified":"2025-05-20T18:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T00:38:48","slug":"adf-art-gallery-project-vol-33-takeshi-sumi-solo-exhibition-concorde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/en\/art\/adf-art-gallery-project-vol-33-takeshi-sumi-solo-exhibition-concorde\/","title":{"rendered":"ADF Art Gallery Project Vol.33 – Artist Takeshi Sumi Solo Exhibition “concorde”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seeking Harmony Through Photography and Manual Interventions<\/h3>\r\n

A<\/span>DF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum)<\/a> is pleased to present \"concorde\", a solo exhibition by artist Sumi takeshi<\/a>, as the 33rd edition of the ADF Art Gallery Project, from 30 May to The exhibition will be held from May 30 to June 14<\/del> July 1, 2025(Extention).
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The word concorde, meaning \u201charmony\u201d in French, reflects the artist\u2019s fundamental desire to explore and connect with others through his work. In this exhibition, Sumi constructs an immersive presentation around the theme of harmony, featuring artworks created through a variety of analog techniques\u2014centered on photography. Sumi's creative process involves manually intervening in photographs\u2014piercing them to let light pass through, making slits, or applying embroidery. These gestures are attempts to bridge the divide between the subject in the photograph and himself as the photographer. He regards photography as a medium inherently built on an unequal relationship between the person who captures and the one being captured. His artistic practice questions this structure and seeks to create balance through physical, sensory engagement with the image.
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These interventions are not decorative but emerge from his direct dialogue with the subject. Each slit or thread becomes a tangible response to emotional and perceptual changes brought about by those encounters. The result is an expression of what cannot be seen but can be felt\u2014often referred to as an \"aura\". Sumi allows his body and hands to move beyond his own control, letting unconscious gestures shape each piece.
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This exhibition will present not only his signature photographic works but also new explorations that go beyond conventional boundaries. Through these practices, Sumi invites viewers to re-examine the meaning of \"harmony\" within and beyond the photographic frame. We warmly invite you to discover the tactile and contemplative world of concorde.
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Artist Profile | Takeshi Sumi<\/h4>\r\n

Born in Kyoto, Japan, in 1981.Graduated from Meiji University (Faculty of Literature) and Tama Art University (Department of Information Design).
\r\nSumi uses photography as his main medium, exploring themes of perception and physical sensation. His artistic approach combines analog techniques\u2014such as embroidery and slits\u2014with photographic images to visualize unseen emotional changes during encounters with his subjects. His works have been widely exhibited in Japan and internationally. He has published two books, \u201cFly in the Sky\u201d (2012) and \u201cFingers and Stars\u201d (2019), both by LibroArte. His work is included in the agn\u00e8s b. collection and has been featured on numerous book covers and commercial visuals. In 2023, he participated in the \u201cSilhouette Family\u201d project, a photographic exhibition exploring LGBTQ+ families in collaboration with Kodomap<\/p>\r\n

Selected Solo Exhibition<\/span><\/p>\r\n