Artist Michael Hitoshi
Michael Hitoshi
From above the city, everyday life dissolves into anonymous dots and lines, emerging as an abstract structure.
I position myself thousands of feet in the air, capturing cities in strict vertical compositions during the brief moments around sunset when natural and artificial lights blend.
Pressing the shutter from a violently shaking helicopter is a dialogue with uncontrollable chance, and I am drawn to the delicate balance between order and noise that appears within it.
My work is driven by the desire to preserve the rhythm of light and time in the city as "memories for the year 2100," and to pass those images forward into the future.
BIOGRAPHY
| 1967 | Born in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. |
| Graduated from the Department of Art, Wako University. | |
| Currently based in Los Angeles as a fine art photographer. |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2013 | line (Hasselblad Gallery/Sweden) |
| 2013 | —Line— (Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store/Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2014 | ART NAGOYA (Aichi, Japan) |
| 2014 | The Fence (Brooklyn Bridge Park/New York) |
| 2015 | There is something if you soar in the sky. (G. Itoya/Ginza, Japan) |
| 2016 | There is something if you soar in the sky. (PI Gallery/Aichi, Japan) |
| 2016 | There is something if you soar in the sky. (H.P. FRANCE WINDOW GALLERY MARUNOUCHI/Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2017 | Premium Furniture & Art (Seibu Shibuya Store/Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2017 | There is something if you soar in the sky. (Sogo Hiroshima Store/Hiroshima, Japan) |
| 2017 | Block Design (Seibu Shibuya Store/Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2018 | New Art Collection (Matsuzakaya Nagoya Store – South Building/Aichi, Japan) |
| 2021 | D's Lounge (Daimaru Sapporo Store/Hokkaido, Japan) |
| 2022 | Unknown Airport (Takamatsu Airport/Kagawa, Japan) |
| 2022 | Unknown Airport (Leica Professional Store Tokyo/Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2023 | Unknown Airport (Leica Matsuzakaya Nagoya Store/Aichi, Japan) |
| 2023 | Memories Dedicated to the Year 2100 (Seibu Shibuya Store Art Gallery/Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2023 | Unknown Airport (Leica Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store/Osaka, Japan) |
| 2024 | Osaka Art & Design 2024 (Art Fair): Memories Dedicated to the Year 2100 (Hankyu Men's Osaka/Osaka, Japan) |
| 2025 | NOISE (Matsuzakaya Nagoya Store/Aichi, Japan) |
| 2025 | NOISE (Daimaru Tokyo Store/Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2026 | NOISE (Leica Store Los Angeles/Los Angeles) |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2012 | Prix de la Photographie Paris (Espace Dupon/Paris) |
| 2013 | Daikaiga-ten (Grand Painting Exhibition) (Shibuya Seibu/Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2020 | hpgrp GALLERY TOKYO Summer Group Exhibition (Otherwise Gallery/Tokyo, Japan) |
ART FAIRS
| 2013 | G-SEOUL 2013 (Seoul) |
| 2014 | fotofever (Paris) |
| 2014 | Photo LA: The 23rd International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition (Los Angeles) |
| 2015 | Formosa Art Show (Humble House/Taipei) |
| 2016 | PHOTO INDEPENDENT (Raleigh Studios/Hollywood) |
| 2019 | ART FORMOSA TAIPEI (Taipei) |
AWARDS & GRANTS
| 2009 | PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris (France) |
| 2010 | 4th Photography Masters Cup (USA) |
| 2010 | International Photography Awards (USA) |
| 2011 | PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris (France) — Bronze in the Nature Category |
| 2011 | London International Creative Competition (UK) — Shortlist |
| 2012 | International Photography Awards (USA) — 3rd Place in the Cityscapes Category (Bronze Award) |
| 2012 | London International Creative Competition (UK) |
| 2012 | PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris (France) — First Prize (Grand Prize) |
| 2013 | Hasselblad Masters 2014 Finalist |
| 2013 | One Eyeland (India) — Silver Winner in the Architecture: Aerial Category |
| 2013 | Photo LA Emerging Focus (USA) — Grand Prize |
| 2013 | American Aperture Awards (USA) — Cityscape Category |
| 2013 | International Photography Awards (USA) — Photographer of the Year in the Special Category (Grand Prize) |
| 2014 | International Color Awards Masters Cup (USA) — 3rd Place in the Aerial Category |
| 2014 | PDN Photo Annual (USA) — 1st Place (Grand Prize) |
| 2014 | PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris (France) — First Prize in the Nature Category (Grand Prize) |
| 2014 | International Photography Awards (USA) — 3rd Place in the Cityscapes Category (Bronze Award) |
| 2014 | PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris (France) — People's Choice Award, First Prize in the Fine Art Category (Grand Prize) |
| 2015 | Siena International Photography Awards (Italy) — Finalist |
PUBLIC/PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
| 2022 | Takamatsu City Hall (Kagawa, Japan) |
| 2022 | Takamatsu Airport (Kagawa, Japan) |
SELECTED ARTWORKS
Sea level: Viareggio, 2024
Archival pigment print
103 x 72.8 cm / 40.55 x 28.66 in
Sea level: Long Beach, 2024
Archival pigment print
103 x 72.8 cm / 40.55 x 28.66 in
Sea level: Fort Lauderdale, 2024
Archival pigment print
103 x 72.8 cm / 40.55 x 28.66 in
Airport: Tom Bradley International, 2024
Archival pigment print
103 x 72.8 cm / 40.55 x 28.66 in