Artist 275
Haruhiko Kawaguchi
Vacuum Sealed Photography
Haruhiko Kawaguchi is a Japanese artist who specializes in photography. He is also known as Photographer Hal.
The motifs of bathtubs, couples, love and challenge are all themes found throughout Photographer Hal’s works with many key elements including individuality, style, communication and intimacy.
“I want to capture love as it really is and the bathtub is an ideal vehicle to encapsulate the vivid reality in my images. ”
Photographer Hal brings complete strangers or couples into confined spaces leading to situations of severe trial, in which the different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new.
In one example of his work he used a small space or room to capture existing couples in a bathtub together.
“I want to capture love as it really is and the bathtub is an ideal vehicle to encapsulate the vivid reality in my images….” “I am currently seeking new dimensions in portrait photography by challenging the majestic theme of mankind, defined through love.”
Photographer Hal’s latest project is called ‘Flesh Love Returns’ and in it he captures the couples in vacuum sealed package at a place which is important for them.
His ongoing black-and-white series ‘?’, is a body of work that acts as an attempt to display the artist’s personal point of view of the current chaotic information society.
“The subject of my camera work is whatever that makes me go ‘?’. By looking back at all the ‘?’ that I’ve captured, I believe that I get to understand the world in a deeper level.”
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Sources consulted:
https://www.hwanggallery.com/haruhiko-kawaguchi-photographer-hal