Naoya Hatakeyama
Naoya Hatakeyama is a Japanese photographer. His work explores human intervention with the landscape and natural materials, including the life of cities and the built environment.
Naoya Hatakeyama

Photo originale par Naoya Hakateyama, mais ici l'image représente la couverture de son livre · Par email envoyé par Eric Le Brun, directeur des Editions Light Motiv, et aussi présent sur le site internet des éditions · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- 1958
- Birthplace
- Rikuzentakata, Japan
- Known for
- Photography
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- photographer · artist
- Education
- University of Tsukuba
- Honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon · Kimura Ihei Award
- Languages
- Japanese
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Naoya Hatakeyama is a Japanese photographer. His work explores human intervention with the landscape and natural materials, including the life of cities and the built environment.
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Biography
Biography
Naoya Hatakeyama studied at University of Tsukuba. The recorded working language is Japanese. Employment is recorded with Kyoto Seika University. Work by Naoya Hatakeyama is recorded in the collections of Tate, Museum of Modern Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, De Pont and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Distinctions recorded are Medal with Purple Ribbon and Kimura Ihei Award.

Photo originale par Naoya Hatakeyama pour la couverture du livre Kesengawa publié chez les Editions Light Motiv
Photo originale par Naoya Hatakeyama mais cette image représente la couverture du livre "Kesengawa" publié chez les Editions Light Motiv · Par email envoyé par Eric Le Brun, directeur des Editions Light Motiv. Cette couverture de livre est aussi présente sur le site internet des éditions
Key facts
Key facts
• Born — 1958 • Birthplace — Rikuzentakata, Japan • Known for — Photography
Life
Life
Hatakeyama was born in Japan Rikuzentakata, Iwate, in 1958. He graduated from the University of Tsukuba, School of Art and Design in 1981 and completed postgraduate studies at the University of Tsukuba in 1984.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• 2001: Fast and Slow, Japanese Pavilion, 49th Venice Biennale. Curator: Eriko Osaka. • 2003: Atmos, Les Rencontres d'Arles, France. Curator: François Hébel. • 2009: Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France. • 2011–2012: Naoya Hatakeyama: Natural Stories, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. • 2019-2020: Maquettes/Light, Tate Modern
Works and production
Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count.
Books
• Lime Works. Tōkyō: Synergy, 1996.. • Lime Works. Osaka: Amus Arts Press, 2002.. • Lime Works. Kyōto: Seigensha, 2008.. • Underground. Tōkyō: Media Factory, 2000.. • Under Construction. Tōkyō: Kenchiku Shiryo Kenkyusha, 2001.. • Slow Glass. United Kingdom: Light Xchange and The Winchester Gallery, 2002.. • 畠山直哉 = Naoya Hatakeyama. Kyōto: Tankōsha, 2002.. • Naoya Hatakeyama. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz, 2002.. • Atmos. Portland, Ore.: Nazraeli Press, 2004.. • Zeche Westfalen I/II Ahlen. Portland, Ore.: Nazraeli Press, 2006.. • Two Mountains - Naoya Hatakeyama and Balthasar Burkhard. Tokyo: Executive Committee of Two Mountains, 2006.. • Scales. Portland, Ore.: Nazraeli Press, 2007.. • Terrils. La Madeleine, France: Light Motiv Editions, 2011.. • Ciel Tombé. Kamakura, Japan: Super Labo, 2011.. • Kesengawa, Light Motiv, France • Naoya Hatakeyama: Excavating the Future City Aperture, USA 2018
Collections and holdings
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Collections and holdings
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Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Naoya Hatakeyama and the photographic representation of post-tsunami landscapes in Japan, Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, 2016
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2016
reference work
- “Naoya Hatakeyama”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10037240-5, Exhibition Naoya Hatakeyama (2002-2003 : Hannover u.a.).
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Awards
• 1997: 22nd Kimura Ihei Memorial Photography Award • 2000: 16th Higashikawa Domestic Photographer Prize • 2001: 42nd Mainichi Award of Art • 2003: Photographer of the Year Award from the Photographic Society of Japan
Citations
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scholarly publication
Naoya Hatakeyama and the photographic representation of post-tsunami landscapes in Japan, Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, 2016Crossref registry
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Secondary witnessauthority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 10037240-5, Exhibition Naoya Hatakeyama (2002-2003 : Hannover u.a.).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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