Celebrated as one of the world’s most prominent landscape photographers, Kenna is known for his poetic black-and-white images from locations around the globe
Michael Kenna: New Works from Japan is at SOL.LDN, 67 York Street, Marylebone, London, W1H 1QA until 15 July
Michael Kenna
Main image: Percy's Perspective, Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Japan, 2023. Photograph: Michael Kenna/SOL.LDN
Fri 7 Jul 2023 02.00 EDT
White Clouds and Seaweed Farm, Study 1, Hokkaido, Japan. Kenna has photographed extensively in Japan since his first visit there in 1987 Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Twin Shirakanbas, Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan. Japanese landscapes have come to define Kenna’s vision of elegant minimalism Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Rock Formations, Study 4, Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan. Born in Lancashire in 1953, Kenna went on to work as Ruth Bernhard’s assistant and printer. Bernhard’s technical precision and aesthetic creativity greatly influenced him Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Rising Cloud, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. Kenna says he continues to enjoy the ‘slow, unpredictable, complicated, and alchemical’ nature of traditional, non-digital, photographic practice Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Sanuki Fuji, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan. Kenna still makes all original prints himself, in his own darkroom Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Spruce Tree and Snow Clouds, Esashi, Hokkaido, Japan. Kenna’s prints are included in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris, and the Shanghai Art Museum, China Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Fishnet Structure, Biwa Lake, Honshu, Japan. The photographs on view include scenes from Hokkaido, Honshu and Shikoku Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Percy’s Perspective, Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Japan. Many of the works feature the sculptural trees and snow-capped hills that have become synonymous with Kenna’s work in Japan Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Hillside Fence, Study 9, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan.This exhibition presents a set of new works, printed by Kenna this year, which have never been shown before Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
