TORU UKAI
Photography
Personal History
1985：Graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in literature
1998：Won a prize in 7th "New Cosmos of Photography"
2000：Exhibition "LOVE & POWER Borderless World" in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Sendai
2002-2006：Photos and essays appeared serially in the magazine of NHK Publishing, Inc.
2005：Solo Exhibition "From the Terminal: Guangzhou Railway Station, 1997" in Tokyo (sponsored by FUJIFILM Imaging)
2011：Solo Exhibition "TOKYO-SHANGHAI Between Heaven and Earth" in Shanghai (sponsored by Canon China)
2013：Exhibition "RESONANCE Lodz-Tokyo" with Piotr Debinski in Lodz, Poland
(sponsored by Polish Television Lodz, Radio Lodz and Lodz Daily)
2013：Projection Program "Artist as Curator – Spectacle in Photography" at Belfast Photo Festival
2013-2014：Exhibition "LITTLE BIG WEB" organized by André Fromont in Thuin, Belgium
2014：My booklet "Invisible Machinery" was published by the Velvet Cell in UK.
2014：Joined the theatre piece "Pulvérisés" at Théâtre National de Strasbourg, France
2014-2015：Exhibition "Pour le plaisir" in Thuin, Belgium
2015：Exhibition "Bozar de l'Abattoir 2015" in Bergen, the Netherlands and in Sambreville, Belgium
2015-2016：Exhibition "Autoportret" in Lodz, Poland.
2016：Exhibition "Double Attractions" with André Fromont in Charleroi, Belgium
2016：Festival "Unseen Photo Fair" in Amsterdam
2017：My books "Invisible Machinery" and "Invisible Boundaries" were published as part of the library "Le Pont Rouge" by iki Editions.
2018：Exhibition "Le Pont Rouge, exposition collective" in Tokyo
2018：Exhibition "Ni'homme" in Antwerp, Belgium
2018：Exhibition Dezember - Verkaufsausstellung in Berlin
2019：Festival "Photo Basel" in Basel
2019：Exhibition "Tokyo Meets Berlin - A Tale of Two Cities" with Markus Lehr in Berlin
2019：Exhibition "Denkbeelden. Picturing dilemmas of technological change" in Eindhoven University of Technology
2021：Lecture "Psychology of Creativity" in the Art Center at The University of Tokyo
2022 : Festival "Rotterdam Photo 2022 XL"
2022 : Exhibition "Toshi - City" in Antwerp, Belgium
2023 : A book "C’est quoi pour vous la photographie ?" was published by The CHIBI association in France.
My work also appears in the following gallery, magazines, etc. :
IBASHO gallery in Antwerp
The Eye of Photography/L'Œil de la Photographie
YourDailyPhotograph.com -Jul. 12, 2022
YourDailyPhotograph.com -Nov. 10, 2021
YourDailyPhotograph.com -Jul. 13, 2021
ADFPHOTO "Toru Ukai «Whispering in the Suburbs»" -Feb. 2023
A novel "Sky-colored Small Bird" by Kozue Ohsaki(cover photo)
"From the drifting islands" in ACMV
You can also find me on Facebook, Facebook Page, Flickr and IBASHO gallery in Antwerp