EXHIBITION

21th June - 6th July 2025

DualityMasaya Tanaka

A series of works based on the theme of "the coexistence of opposites," woven together by Masaya Tanaka, a photographer active in the fields of advertising, brand visuals, and artist photography.

Softness in hardness, and blank spaces in strength.

This exhibition consists of photographs that capture slices of ordinary moments in daily life while focusing on the beauty of contradictory elements. The faint, abstract collection of photographs that capture the unique appeal of forms and textures vividly attest to the richness of duality.

The harmony of contrasting elements such as brightness and darkness, solidity and fragility, and tension and calmness can be felt in this collection of works, which I invite you to view at this exhibition.

I value the sense of coexistence between things that appear to be contradictory at first glance.

Hard but soft, soft but strong, strong but weak — balances consisting of contrasting elements that complement each other.
The flexibility in hardness, the strength of softness, and the play and blank spaces in strength — I believe that the harmony of these opposites will give rise to richer expressions.

It is in the moments when light and shadow, stillness and motion, orderly forms and chance fluctuations intersect that we find beauty and depth.

Masaya Tanaka
Born in 1989 in Hyogo Prefecture. Became independent in 2014 and joined TRON in 2018.
He has worked for domestic and international fashion magazines, is active in the fields of advertising, brand visuals, and artist photography, and has been involved in the creation of covers and numerous special features for Lula Japan.
Moving freely between the realms of portraits and still lifes, he presents works that draw out the presence of his subjects with a delicate eye and a graphical compositional intuition.
An authentic collection of photographs, "Duality" represents the first step in his career as an artist. more