From Our Windows

Two major figures of Japanese photography
come together in this dual show,
exploring each artist’s rumination on
home, family, and the everyday.

From Our Windows is a dual exhibition that debuted two years ago at KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival 2024. Upon being invited to exhibit at the world-renowned event, Rinko Kawauchi chose to share her exhibition space with Tokuko Ushioda, a photographer 32 years her senior. Though shaped by different eras, the artists share an affinity for the gentle rhythms of everyday life.

Kawauchi's series as it is traces her daughter's early years against the seasonal landscapes of their rural home, weaving cycles of birth, growth, and loss into a tender visual poetry. Ushioda, meanwhile, turns to a box of photographs unearthed while clearing out her family home of 40 years. Taken in the 70s and 80s, the images documented the daily routines that punctuated life in the small apartment she shared with her husband and newborn daughter.

Presented in dialogue, each of their shows capture the passage of time as told through the spaces and people they hold most dear. Since its warm critical reception in Kyoto, From Our Windows has since travelled to Japan House São Paulo in 2025, and will arrive at the Rencontres d'Arles this summer.

Taking place in the heart of the city at VAGUE, the exhibition marks KYOTOGRAPHIE's third consecutive year participating in the Arles Associé program, marking the festival's growing international presence and commitment to bringing Japanese artists to the world stage.