mumuko
Mumuko, born in China, is a Japanese citizen currently.
Abandoned her country and home to seek freedom, she continues to live out of one single suitcase. A seasoned nomadic visual artist who has visited 60+ countries in South America, Europe, Asia etc. Riding the waves of the times, Mumuko sublimates suffering and cruelty into a brilliant form of entertainment and continues to search for possibilities in photography, video, installation, spatial experience, and expression.
“To see the sky that only those who have reached a high place, like my favorite artists Francis Bacon and Picasso, could see" – that’s the beginning of her art.
Winner of numerous Japanese and international awards, and solo exhibitions in London, New York, Beijing, Tokyo, and other major cities. Recently her photobook<Dreamless> was published in Japan and exhibited at Paris Photo Fair. She is said to be a gem who will lead the next generation of Japanese photography.
Publishment
2022 First Mumuko Photobook「DREAMLESS」published hy Genkosha
Exhibitions
2022 Photobook「DREAMLESS」exhibited at Paris Photo Fair / Paris, Japan
2021 「Wrinkle up」Solo Exhibition Canon Gallery Tokyo+Osaka/Tokyo+Osaka, Japan
2021 「And now... Solo Exhibition Sony Imagining Gallery Ginza /Tokyo, Japan
2020 「Role&Me」Solo Exhibition IWEI Art Museum/Yunnan, China
2017 「十面埋伏・Under Siege」 New York Time Square/New York, USA
2016 「Surviving」, National Museum of Ethnology (30 works in the permanent collection)/Beijing, China
2016 「Raw」 La Galleria Pall Mall/London, UK
Awards
2024 Newcomer's Award of Photographic Society of Japan Awards/ Tokyo, Japan
2021 The Editor's Photo Award ZOOMS JAPAN 2021 / Tokyo, Japan
2019 Judges’Encouragement Award, 21st 1-WALL Photo Contest (Selected by Kimi Himeno) / Tokyo, Japan
2016 Best Photo, Photography Category, EWAAC / London, UK