First time I faced his work was at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, fall 1995. Flood of photographs of seas and lakes was a revelation to me, a mere photography student at Pratt Institute. “In such a way, photographs can show what can only be shown by photography,” I acclaimed and admired his work including movie theater series.
To my surprise (and everyone’s?), he didn’t stop right there. He kept on photographing wax figures and electricity. Then, he exhibited fossils. And, now he designs architectural pieces. Without a doubt, he must be a multi-talented artist.
I don’t know him personally, so this is merely my trivial thoughts, but what would he like to be? Did he already have an idea when he was photographing movie theaters? Probably not, but if so, it might be stemmed from his prior profession: art dealer.
Because of his prior and original profession, being a photographer, being an artifact and fossil collector, and even being an architectural designer can be part of it. They all may be his “optional choices,” and he could be greatly successful being all of those, I figured out in Odawara, Kanagawa.
I am a photographer with architectural background, but I would like to be a photographer (rather photographic artist, though) from beginning to end. And, I am all right with it. Sincere applause to Mr. S. KT
Koyo Tamaki, photographic artist 