Exhibition location: Bellow Building
Work Title: Neriya Kanaya
2022 | Photography
"Neriyakanaya" is one of the concepts of the afterlife that is passed down throughout the Ryukyu Islands. It is an utopia beyond the eastern sea where gods live. In Ryukyu Shinto, it is said to be a place where souls return and are reborn. It was believed that the sun rises over this sea, sets in the western sea, and then rises again through the underwater or underground afterlife.
Photographer: CHAR / Naoyuki Tsuchiya
Graduated from Academy of Art University in SanFrancisco Fine Art Department of Photography. Bachelor of Fine Arts.
He continues to capture the soul that dwells in all things, the universal light that exists within, from a unique perspective, and is active in various fields beyond the boundaries of a photographer.
[Main career]
・Won the National Geographic International Photo Contest Grand Prize
・Responsible for underwater video shooting for director Naomi Kawase's movie "The Second Window"
・In charge of main visual poster photography and opening underwater video shooting for NHK Taiga Drama “Saigodon”
・Patagonia Films "Totoganashi" - underwater and drone video shooting
・NHK Special "Amami: The Island of the Dragon" - underwater and drone video shooting
