honorable mention
Masako Kano argentinaPhoto © Masako Kano
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Cactus and Stars
Received Master degree in Arts in NYC, started writing poetry under the guidance of Richard Brautigan in 80s. After 12 years working in London as Capital Market specialist for Swiss Bank Corporation and NatWest Bank, she followed her husband's career move to Buenos Aires, Argentina where she studied photography with Diego Ortiz Mugica, and photography and cognitive science with Dr. Piroska Csuri.
Attended Summer courses in ICP, New York City. Besides her development over a few years and experiment in digital photography, she achieved first art installations combined with fine art photographs for her long time theme of homage to Hiroshima under the explosion of Atomic Bomb in 1945, as UNESCO artist to exhibit from November 2016 to February 2017 at UNESCO cultural heritage Villa Ocampo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Along with photography project, she started to produce the documentaries with various themes shared with her interests in photography: Ecological issues in Latin America, Migration, Music Teachers for children's social integrations.
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During the filming of the documentary on El Impenetrable National Park, we camped in pitch dark under the millions of stars among the very impressive big cacti forest on dry land. I aim at painting one particular cactus with a torch while putting the longest timer in long exposure, resulted in most beautiful memory of that night for me. Now, finally the place is open to the public and we could film the people in NGO, local community including indigenous Wichi tribes, so happy.about the photographer
Born in Tokyo in the traditional family had been trained in calligraphy, tea ceremony, and Ikebana from youth as part of home education.Received Master degree in Arts in NYC, started writing poetry under the guidance of Richard Brautigan in 80s. After 12 years working in London as Capital Market specialist for Swiss Bank Corporation and NatWest Bank, she followed her husband's career move to Buenos Aires, Argentina where she studied photography with Diego Ortiz Mugica, and photography and cognitive science with Dr. Piroska Csuri.
Attended Summer courses in ICP, New York City. Besides her development over a few years and experiment in digital photography, she achieved first art installations combined with fine art photographs for her long time theme of homage to Hiroshima under the explosion of Atomic Bomb in 1945, as UNESCO artist to exhibit from November 2016 to February 2017 at UNESCO cultural heritage Villa Ocampo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Along with photography project, she started to produce the documentaries with various themes shared with her interests in photography: Ecological issues in Latin America, Migration, Music Teachers for children's social integrations.
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