Yuma Nishimura
Yuma Nishimura was born in 1995.
1995 Born in Tokyo Graduated from Nihon University of Art, Design
Lives and works in Tokyo
Solo Exhibition 2023 SAVEPOINT, Zen House Gallery (KG+ Pick Up 2023), Kyoto
Group Exhibition 2023 2022 KG + SELECT Finalist Exhibition, Horikawa Oike Gallery, Kyoto APA PHOTO AWARD 2022, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Tokyo
Awards & Honors 2023 2022 KYOTOGRAPHIE AWARD KG+SELECT, Finalist TOKYO FRONTLINE PHOTO AWARD 2022, Individual Jury Award APA PHOTO AWARD, Winner
Touched(skin)
For this concept, viewers can physically touch these photographs. Since the pandemic, giving up physical contact and hesitating to connect through touch were normalized, and we have become touch starved. It is possible that as a consequence, not experiencing frequent, active physical contact during childhood may affect development. The experience of touching and being touched is vital for the survival of humankind. However, we are not allowed to touch most photographic works, and doing so is considered taboo. That is why for this project, I want to have viewers experience the sensation and remember it through touching the photos. By doing so it removes the physical border between this media and the body, and photographically captures the sensation humans should never forget-physical connection between parents and child, or other loved ones.