Miho Kajioka
Photographer
Born in Okayama in 1973. Currently based in Paris.
Studied painting and photography in San Francisco and Montreal. After returning to Japan, worked in journalism in Tokyo. Resumed artistic activities following the Great East Japan Earthquake. In 2019, became the first Japanese recipient of the prestigious Nadar Prize, awarded to the best photography book published in France, gaining significant attention.
In 2016, released a handmade artist book titled "And, where did the peacocks go?"(original title: ソレカラ、クジャク達ハ ドコヘ行ッタノ？), which weaves together memories of the people and places encountered during earthquake coverage and the artist's own sensibilities. The book and its accompanying exhibition received critical acclaim. In 2022, the work was restructured and published as "And, do you still hear the peacocks?"(original title: 今デモ マダ クジャクノ声 聞コエマスカ？).
Currently, the artist continues to create while traveling between Japan and Paris, presenting works primarily in Europe and North America.
Exhibition
2015
- Renaissance Photography Prize, Getty Images Gallery, London, UK
2016
- And, where did the peacocks go?, Galerie VU', Paris, France
- Et, où les paons sont-ils allés ?, Festival La Gacilly Photo, France
- Grace and Ruin, SeeLevel Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherland
- And, where did the peacocks go?, Central Colombo Americano, Bogota, Colombia
2017
- And, where did the peacocks go?, Corden Potts Gallery, San Francisco, US
- Female Force from Japan, IBASHO gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2018
- Unseen: NEW DISCOVERIES, Peter Fetterman Gallery, Los Angels, US
- so it goes, IBASHO Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
- so it goes, Caroline O’Breen Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherland
- Half a dozen, Lisbon, Portugal
-unfinished spaces, The Photographers’ Gallery, Print Sales, London, UK
2019
- inCadaques International Photo Festival, Cadaques, Spain
- SEASIDE, Bildhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
- Art Festival Watou, Watou, Belgium
- La Passeggiata, La Galerie Agathe Gaillard, Paris
- time travel, De Ketelfactory, Schiedam, Netherlands
2021
- The Photo Book as Object, Ibasho gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
- Do you open your eyes in the sea? Nadiff Gallery, Tokyo
- Do you open your eyes in the sea? Polka Galerie, Paris
- Vertiges des Jours, Polka Galerie, Paris
- wabi sabi, IBASHO Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
- tanzaku, The Photographers’ Gallery, London
2022
-Box lids, Ibasho gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
-Group show, Polka Galerie, Paris
2024
-La Nuit étoilée, Polka Galerie, Paris
Group Exhibition
2013 - As It is, Centro Italiano della Fotografia d’Autore, Bibbiena, Italy
- Reality and Emotion, Valid Foto BCN Gallery, Barcelona
2014
- UNREAL, M2 Gallery, Sydney, Australia
- Balade(s) Parcours Photographique, Galerie Le Neuf, Lodève, France
- Fotoleggendo, Istituto Superiore Antincendi, Rome, Italy
- Boutographies, Montpellier, France
- Catching tails, Linke., Milan
Publication
2018
- And, where did the peacocks go?. Paris: the(M)edition
2019
- so it goes. Paris: the(M)edition / Antwerp: Ibasho
2020
- The second edition. so It Goes, so It Goes. Paris: the(M)edition / Antwerp: Ibasho
- Tanzaku: Self-published
2021
- Flowers Bloom, Butterflies Come. France: IIKKI
- And, do you still hear the peacocks?: Self-published
2022
- And, do you still hear the peacocks?. Paris: Them / Antwerp: Ibasho
2023
- The third edition. so it goes, so it goes, so it goes. Paris: the(M)edition / Antwerp: Ibasho
Award
2019 - Prix Nadar for So it goes
