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Tokyo Rumando & Hideka Tonomura: Japanese Love Hotels, Nudity & Subculture
Double Method, by photographers Tokyo Rumando and Hideka Tonomura, their exhibition takes a truly intimate look at the concept of reality through the eyes of the photographers; both of whom have experience of Tokyo’s adult entertainment industry.
Both photographers work is raw, honest and provocative; placing them, rightfully, at the epicentre of a ground-breaking generation of photographers capturing their experiences of modern Japan. Both Rumando and Tonomura mention a feeling of needing to forge their place within what is still a male-dominated environment. Their exploration of challenging human issues is a testament to their unrelenting desire to use art as a medium that transcends the problems of daily life.
The collaborative collection, titled ‘Double Method’ is intended to examine the contrast between reality and fiction. Despite both burring lines between fantasy and reality, Rumando and Tonomura’s photographs approach this from starkly contrasting angles.
“Often explicit and always thought-provoking, Rumando seeks to explore topics which include gender, identity and humour.”
Rumando seeks to explore the relationship between photography and performance through her series of nude images. Often explicit and always thought-provoking…
