Hommage to Hokusai ©Mineko Orisaku

Mineko Orisaku Photo Exhibition
“Hommage to Hokusai”
-- Travelling to Eternity --

Fusion of Photography and Haku (leaf), a Traditional Craft of Japan
FUJIFILM SQUARE Photo Exhibition

Jul 21 - Aug 19, 2021

FUJIFILM PHOTO SALON Space3

Highlights
Exhibition overview

Highlights

This exhibit is a unique homage to renown Edo Period ukiyoe artist Katsushika Hokusai by Mineko Orisaku that fuses photographs taken from the places where Hokusai painted his masterpiece “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji” with traditional Japanese gold leaf handicraft known as “haku”.

Works to be shown

Following sunset (Tanukiko Lake) ©Mineko Orisaku

Pine and Mt.Fuji (Kawaguchi-ko Lake) ©Mineko Orisaku

About the exhibition

FIJIFILM SQUARE will hold FUJIFILM SQUARE Photo Exhibition, Mineko Orisaku Photo Exhibition “Hommage to Hokusai -- Travelling to Eternity --” from Wednesday, July 21, 2021 till Thursday, August 19, 2021.
The photographer, Mineko Orisaku, has pursued a fusion of photography and Haku (leaf), a traditional craft of Japan *1, since releasing in 2017. “Acuity”*2 developed by FUJIFILM Corporation has greatly contributed to beautiful printing on delicate haku leaf, requiring a process that differs from printing on photographic paper or washi (Japanese paper). The development of digital technologies has widened the range of possibilities for printing materials as well as color reproduction, and we feel that we have approached the true meaning of photography, or a drawing created by particles of light.

This exhibition presents photographs taken by the photographer, as a homage to Hokusai, who made a pilgrimage to the places for which the masterpiece “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji” is named, and pressed the button of FUJIFILM’s GFX, a large format digital camera, while paying homage to Mount Fuji, one of the most beautiful peak mountains in the world.
You can enjoy Mount Fuji, a spiritual home in Japanese hearts, as interpreted by Mineko Orisaku’s subtle sensitivity and presented with a unique style, together with another FUJIFILM SQUARE Photo Exhibition “Spirit of the Japanese: Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji of Times Now Past”-- Hokusai and Four Great Masters, which will be held at Space 1, 2 of Fujifilm Photo Salon Tokyo during the same period.

*1A new method of photograph printing presentation, creating a photograph by spraying UV ray curable ink with ink jet printer onto such leaves as gold, platinum, silver and aluminum.
*2Acuity: FUJIFILM’s business-use, wide format ink jet printing system with UV ray curable ink, printing high-quality images on media of various materials and sizes.

Profile of the Photographer

Mineko Orisaku

Born in Ishikawa Prefecture. Having won Miss Universe Japan in 1981, starting from a photo of herself one of her friends had sent when she was at university, and participated in the Miss Universe competition held in New York. During her term as Miss Universe, met with Shoji Otake, a photographer, and became a pupil of Otake photo studio in 1982.
Became a freelance photographer in 1987. Lived in Boston, USA, from 1989 for two years.Her collection of photographs named “BOSTON in the time” was created from such experience. Continues to photograph beautiful scenery and experiences in countries all over the world. Frequently appears on TV shows, gives lectures and holds photo exhibitions all over Japan as well as in various countries around the world.
Professor at Osaka University of Arts and Department Chair of the Photography Department
Director, Japan Advertising Photographer's Association, a public interest incorporated association
Director, Japan Photographic Copyright Association, a general incorporated association
Regular Member, Japan Professional Photographers Society, an incorporated association
Councilor, The Japan Society for Arts and History of Photography
A member of Culture and Education Commission, Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

World Cultural Heritage and SDGs -- toward sustainable development goals

SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) are a collection of global goals adopted at the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 for which the international community should take action by 2030. They include 17 goals and 169 targets related to poverty, correction of inequality and injustice, health, education, decent work, and climate and environment. With regard to measures related to this exhibition, Target 4 “Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world's cultural and natural heritage” is set under Goal 11 “Sustainable cities and communities.” This goal requires activities to protect and pass down the generations the world's cultural heritages of historical importance that are in danger of damage and destruction. We hope that our exhibitions will serve as a starting point for you to think about world's cultural heritages and SDGs through the works of well-known photographers.

GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Exhibition overview

Title	FUJIFILM SQUARE Photo Exhibition Mineko Orisaku Photo Exhibition “Hommage to Hokusai” -- Travelling to Eternity --
Exhibiting	Mineko Orisaku
Dates	Jul 21 - Aug 19, 2021
Time	10:00 – 19:00 (closes at 14:00 on final day of exhibition; last entry: ten minutes before closing) open everyday throughout the exhibition
Venue	Space 3, Fujifilm Photo Salon Tokyo, FUJIFILM SQUARE
Admission	Free * This exh ibition is being held as a corporate MECENAT activity. We are pleased to announcethat admission is free to enable more people to attend.
Number of exhibits	Approximately 20 works (planned)
Organized by	FUJIFILM Corporation
Cooperation from	Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (Collaboration with 260th birthday anniversary special exhibition “Hokusai Zukushi”) CENTRAL PROPHICS Co., Ltd．
Supported by	Japan's World Cultural Heritage Event Relay Executive Committee, Heritage Regional Cooperative Association (a general incorporated association) This exhibition is a Japan Cultural Expo participating project.

*Please note that the exhibition and related events may be subject to change or cancelation due to unavoidable circumstances. Thank you for your kind understanding.

Long-term Goal of FUJIFILM Group

International long-term targets such as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs*1) and the Paris Agreement*2 have been announced recently in the drive to resolve social issues. Expectations concerning the role of companies as players in resolving social issues and building a sustainable society are especially increasing. In view of these developments, the SVP 2030 has set as its long-term goal for 2030 to contribute to achieving the goals for resolving global social issues set by SDGs, the Paris Agreement, etc.
Ten out of the 17 goals were recognized as goals that enable Fujifilm to make major contributions to achieving its SDGs. Concrete measures to achieve these goals were also defined.

*1 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals): A collection of global goals adopted at the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 that the international community should take action for by 2030 as social challenges. They contain 17 goals and 169 targets related to poverty, correction of inequality and injustice, health, education, decent work, and climate and environment.

*2 Paris Agreement: International, multilateral agreement on arresting climatic changes that was adopted by the 21st Session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 21) held in Paris in 2015. The Agreement calls for holding the global temperature rise to less than 2℃ over the level before the Industrial Revolution.

The background of establishing our CSR

Fujifilm Photo Salon received the THIS IS MECENAT 2020 certificate by the Association for Corporate Support of the Arts as an act of creating society through art and cultural promotion.