"Our world as seen from the Arctic settlements"
At Fujifilm Gallery X, a photo exhibition "Living in the Northern Limits Now" by Tsutomu Endo will be held from September 9th. From the perspective of we are snow tribe, we focus on the common lifestyle of the snow people.
■ Exhibition contents "Our world seen from the Arctic settlement"
This exhibition is a photo exhibition by photographer Tsutomu Endo.With the theme of snow that we have been working on since the start of the activity, we imagined snow 100 years from now and thought of us snowboarders from an ethnic perspective called "Snow tribe".This timeClimate change impacts and modernityFocusing on the rapidly changing Arctic region, I took pictures for about a month and a half, including camping life such as the icebergs of Greenland from the northernmost settlement in the world as an indigenous settlement.In the exhibition, 37 items of the current appearance of the Inuit, the hunting people who mainly live in the northern part of Greenland, will be exhibited.It will be an art exhibition focusing on traditional culture and consumer economy, living as a part of the big mechanism of life called the earth.The work is a monochrome work printed on baryta paper.I will exhibit it in my heart.
■ Overview
○ Schedule: September 2018th (Friday) -September 9th (Thursday), 14
○ Opening hours: 10:19 to 00:XNUMX
○ Closed days: Open all year round
○ Venue: Fujifilm Gallery X (Address: 9-7-3 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, inside Fujifilm Square)
○ Transportation information: Approximately 8 minute on foot from Exit 1 of Roppongi Station, Approximately 3 minutes on foot from Exit 5 of Nogizaka Station
○ Admission: Free
■ Information on gallery talk
While introducing the exhibited works, Tsuyoshi Endo talks about the background of the shooting.
○ Date and time: Saturday, September 2018, 9, 15: 17-
○ Venue: Gallery X in Fujifilm Square
○ Capacity: 30 people (first-come-first-served basis, free participation)
■ Background of the work
Arctic.A vast ice sheet and permafrost spread over the sea surrounded by sea ice and the land surrounding the poles.Many of them were unknown areas left on the earth that had not been researched.However, in recent years, institutions and researchers from various countries have been paying attention to the Arctic region.The reason is that it is the place where the earth's climate change is most likely to occur, and the North Pole route and seabed resources due to the melting of sea ice due to global warming.Because the possibility of development has increased.Within the Greenland region, it is expected that there will be a huge oil field equivalent to the Middle East region, and energy industry companies have already acquired the right to develop undeveloped resources that were closed to thick ice.Currently in the ArcticThen, the disappearance of the ice sheet is progressing at an unprecedented speed, and it is said that the rate of melting of the ice sheet has increased by 96% every year since 7.They have a significant negative impact on the world's climate and are also associated with frequent floods and extreme weather events in recent years.Even indigenous settlements on the coast of Greenland were affected by the melting of sea ice, which reduced hunting grounds and hunting periods, and fish in the south were caught in the region.In addition, consumer markets have become established in villages where distribution has been laid and products have been dropped one after another, and traditional indigenous values and lifestyles are changing rapidly.I must not seem to have any very important message in this situation around the North Pole.
■ Writer profile
Tsutomu Endo
Born in Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture in 1978.Familiar with snowboard culture and specializing in shooting in snowy mountains.As a player himself, he has been cultivating local scenes since the 90's, visiting snowy mountains and communities around the world, and shooting the trends of board culture for 20 years.In addition, we will focus on the universe and the way people live from the dialogue with nature so far.He travels in search of harmony between life and the brilliance of this dynamic star, such as the quest for artistic expression, nature, and culture.There is "inner focus" (Shogakukan) in the collection of works.
■ Contact Information
Gallery X
E-mail: fuji.gallery-x@fujifilm.com
Tel: 03-6271-3782
