{"id":858,"date":"2026-02-08T12:20:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T03:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/?p=858"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:49:00","slug":"2603-04-ex-seoul-176","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/activities\/2603-04-ex-seoul-176\/","title":{"rendered":"NUNOGAKI Masakuni and SAITO Hiroyuki Photo Exhibition \u201cTraces \/ Places\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-881\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-108-0 ml-slider-pro-2-56-0 metaslider metaslider-nivo metaslider-881 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-_theme_1545472186\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Traces_Places_NUNOGAKI_SAITO\" data-height=\"753\" data-width=\"980\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_881\">\n        <div class='slider-wrapper theme-default'><div class='ribbon'><\/div><div id='metaslider_881' class='nivoSlider'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/nunogaki1-980x753.jpg\" height=\"753\" width=\"980\" data-caption=\"&lt;div&gt;&amp;copy;NUNOGAKI Masakuni&lt;\/div&gt;\" title=\"nunogaki1\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-881 slide-888 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/nunugaki2-980x753.jpg\" height=\"753\" width=\"980\" data-caption=\"&lt;div&gt;&amp;copy;NUNOGAKI Masakuni&lt;\/div&gt;\" title=\"nunugaki2\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-881 slide-889 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/nunogaki3-980x753.jpg\" height=\"753\" width=\"980\" data-caption=\"&lt;div&gt;&amp;copy;NUNOGAKI Masakuni&lt;\/div&gt;\" title=\"nunogaki3\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-881 slide-890 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/saito1-980x753.jpg\" height=\"753\" width=\"980\" data-caption=\"&lt;div&gt;&amp;copy;SAITO Hiroyuki&lt;\/div&gt;\" title=\"saito1\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-881 slide-891 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/saito2-980x753.jpg\" height=\"753\" width=\"980\" data-caption=\"&lt;div&gt;&amp;copy;SAITO Hiroyuki&lt;\/div&gt;\" title=\"saito2\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-881 slide-892 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/saito3-980x753.jpg\" height=\"753\" width=\"980\" data-caption=\"&lt;div&gt;&amp;copy;SAITO Hiroyuki&lt;\/div&gt;\" title=\"saito3\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-881 slide-893 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u00a0\u226b <a href=\"\/activities\/2603-04-ex-seoul-176\/\">\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/a>\uff5c<a href=\"\/kr\/activities\/2603-04-ex-seoul-176\/\">\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Exhibition Overview<\/h3>\n<h4>YARTGALLERY (Seoul, Korea) x gallery 176 (Osaka, Jpan) Exchange Exhibition in Seoul<\/h4>\n<h4>Exhibition Title:\u00a0 \u201cTraces\/Places\u201d<\/h4>\n<h4>Artists<\/h4>\n<p>NUNOGAKI Masakuni<\/p>\n<p>SAITO Hiroyuki<\/p>\n<h4>Venue<\/h4>\n<h5>YARTGALLERY<\/h5>\n<p>B1, Hanyoung Building\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>28, Toegye-ro 27-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea<\/p>\n<h4>Exhibition Duration<\/h4>\n<p>March 20 (Friday) \u2013 April 11 (Saturday), 2026<\/p>\n<h4>Closed Days<\/h4>\n<p>Sunday<\/p>\n<h4>Open Hours<\/h4>\n<p>Monday\u2013Friday: 11:00 am \u2013 7:00 pm<br \/>\nSaturday: 12:00 pm \u2013 6:00 pm<\/p>\n<h4>Exhibition Planning<\/h4>\n<p>YARTGALLERY, gallery 176<\/p>\n<h4>Exhibition Introduction<\/h4>\n<p>This exhibition presents photographic works by <strong><b>NUNOGAKI Masakuni<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><b>SAITO Hiroyuki<\/b><\/strong>, held at <strong><b>YARTGALLERY in Seoul, Korea.<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\nRooted in different regions\u2014Kansai and Fukushima\u2014the two artists have continued their photographic practices while engaging with places closely connected to their own memories and everyday lives. The exhibition presents works photographed in locations that hold personal significance for each artist.<\/p>\n<p>Focusing on traces of time inscribed in the land and the memories that have been formed there, the exhibition places side by side the accumulated signs of daily life in the cities of Kansai and the lingering presence of winter in Fukushima.<br \/>\nThe two perspectives, shaped by different landscapes, intersect as traces dwelling within each place. Through monochrome gelatin silver prints, quiet yet assured fragments of landscape and time are gently revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2023, we have started an exchange exhibition program between <strong>YARTGALLERY (Seoul, Korea)<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>gallery 176 (Osaka, Japan)<\/strong>.<br \/>\nTo date, gallery 176 has presented <strong>Kang Jae-gu\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0photo exhibition <em>\u201cSoldier\u201d<\/em>, <strong>Kim Eun-ju\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0photo exhibition <em>\u201cAgain, SPRING\u201d<\/em>, and <strong>Jeoung Myoung-sik\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0photo exhibition <em>\u201cCLEAR MIND AS STILL WATER\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, <strong>YARTGALLERY<\/strong>\u00a0hosted the photo exhibition <em>\u201cinput x output | input = output\u201d<\/em>\u00a0by <strong>TOMONAGA Yusuke<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>NISHIKAWA Yoshiyasu<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThis exhibition is held as part of the ongoing exchange between the two galleries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4>Artists&#8217; presence during the exhibition<\/h4>\n<p>March 20 (Friday), March 21 (Saturday)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related events<\/h3>\n<h4>Talk events<\/h4>\n<h5>Date and time<\/h5>\n<p>March 21 (Saturday), from 4:00 pm<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Venue Information<\/h4>\n<h5>YARTGALLERY \/ \uc640\uc774\uc544\ud2b8\uac24\ub7ec\ub9ac<\/h5>\n<p>B1, Hanyoung Building\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>28, Toegye-ro 27-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea<\/p>\n<p>tel. 02-579-6881<\/p>\n<p>e-mail. <a href=\"mailto:&#x67;&#x75;&#x35;&#x36;&#x35;&#x38;&#x40;&#x6e;&#x61;&#x76;&#x65;&#x72;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;\">&#x67;&#x75;&#x35;&#x36;&#x35;&#x38;&#x40;<span class=\"oe_displaynone\">null<\/span>&#x6e;&#x61;&#x76;&#x65;&#x72;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div class=\"su-gmap su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=%20%EC%99%80%EC%9D%B4%EC%95%84%ED%8A%B8%EA%B0%A4%EB%9F%AC%EB%A6%AC&amp;output=embed\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Artwork Description<\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-tabs su-tabs-style-default su-tabs-mobile-stack\" data-active=\"1\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-tabs-nav\"><span class=\"\" data-anchor=\"nunogaki\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">NUNOGAKI Masakuni<\/span><span class=\"\" data-anchor=\"saito\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">SAITO Hiroyuki<\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-tabs-panes\"><div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"NUNOGAKI Masakuni\">\n<h4>NUNOGAKI Masakuni \u201cHIGAN_02\u201d<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-902\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-108-0 ml-slider-pro-2-56-0 metaslider metaslider-nivo metaslider-902 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-_theme_1545472186\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Traces_Places_NUNOGAKI\" data-height=\"627\" data-width=\"980\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_902\">\n        <div class='slider-wrapper theme-default'><div class='ribbon'><\/div><div id='metaslider_902' class='nivoSlider'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/2ff21f779d40647280c343d7e7104538-scaled-980x627.jpg\" height=\"627\" width=\"980\" data-caption=\"&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;copy;NUNOGAKI Masakuni&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" title=\"\u5e03\u57a301\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-902 slide-906 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/350ae2308e1070ae53ffd7d40cd8f1ac-scaled-980x627.jpg\" height=\"627\" width=\"980\" data-caption=\"&lt;div&gt;&amp;copy;NUNOGAKI Masakuni&lt;\/div&gt;\" title=\"\u5e03\u57a302\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-902 slide-907 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/aadd720827cf6b661472de56565956a1-scaled-980x627.jpg\" height=\"627\" width=\"980\" data-caption=\"&lt;div&gt;&amp;copy;NUNOGAKI Masakuni&lt;\/div&gt;\" title=\"\u5e03\u57a303\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-902 slide-908 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 1995, when the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake occurred, I was 15\u00a0years old\u00a0at the time. Looking back, it feels like that moment became the starting point at which I began to strongly recognize earthquakes as a defining event in my memory.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, while I was a student, I encountered the photobook <em>All Round Kobe, West and East<\/em>\u00a0by SENOO Yutaka. This experience led me to begin photographing Kobe. What was depicted in the book were scenes of everyday life in the midst of the disaster, and they had a profound influence on me at the time.<\/p>\n<p>After that, I focused mainly on photographing Kyoto and Osaka. However, in the Reiwa era (the current era in Japan), seeing Kobe by ABE Jun prompted me to face photographs of Kobe once again.<\/p>\n<p>Viewed from my current perspective, having grown up in Osaka, Kobe appears not so much as a city defined by images of post-disaster reconstruction, but rather as a lively place where children and young people move through the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Over the 23 years since I began photography, what has gradually come into view is the circulation of cities\u2014Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe\u2014and the movement of people within them. Born in Hyogo, with family ties to Kyoto, and raised in Osaka, these cities are places that feel close to my own bodily sense.<\/p>\n<p>Photographing a city from the distance of someone who lives there\u2014at the scale of everyday life. As I continue to build up these images, I feel that the act of photographing also becomes a way of recording my own existence.<\/p>\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\n<p>Born in 1979<br \/>\nLives and works in Osaka, Japan<\/p>\n<p>2003\u2003Graduated from the Photography Department, Osaka Visual Arts Academy<br \/>\n2007\u2003Winner of the Konica Minolta Photo Premio Award<br \/>\n2008\u2003<em>Raku<\/em><em>cyu<\/em><em>\u00a0Rakugai Observation Diary<\/em>, solo exhibition, gallery 176<br \/>\n2012\u2003<em>Life and Will<\/em>, How are you photography exhibition, Dohjidai Gallery<br \/>\n2014\u2003<em>noah<\/em>, Gallery 10:06<br \/>\n2015\u2003<em>route_31<\/em>, How are you photography exhibition, Dohjidai Gallery<\/p>\n<p>In addition to these exhibitions, he has continued to hold solo exhibitions consistently to the present.<\/p>\n<p>2025\u2003Korean exchange exhibition, <em>CLEAR MIND AS STILL WATER<\/em>\u00a0by Jeoung Myoung-sik<br \/>\n\u2003\u2003\u2003(Exhibition planner), gallery 176 \/ YARTGALLERY, Seoul, Korea<\/p>\n<h5>Instagram<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/masakuninunogaki\/\" class=\"ext-link\" rel=\"external nofollow\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">@masakuninunogaki<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"SAITO Hiroyuki\">\n<h4>SAITO Hiroyuki \u201cKALOS\u201d<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-909\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-108-0 ml-slider-pro-2-56-0 metaslider metaslider-nivo metaslider-909 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-_theme_1545472186\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"New Slideshow\" data-height=\"753\" data-width=\"980\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_909\">\n        <div class='slider-wrapper theme-default'><div class='ribbon'><\/div><div id='metaslider_909' class='nivoSlider'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/saito1-980x753.jpg\" height=\"753\" width=\"980\" data-caption=\"&lt;div&gt;&amp;copy;SAITO Hiroyuki&lt;\/div&gt;\" title=\"saito1\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-909 slide-910 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/saito2-980x753.jpg\" height=\"753\" width=\"980\" data-caption=\"&lt;div&gt;&amp;copy;SAITO Hiroyuki&lt;\/div&gt;\" title=\"saito2\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-909 slide-911 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/saito3-980x753.jpg\" height=\"753\" width=\"980\" data-caption=\"&lt;div&gt;&amp;copy;SAITO Hiroyuki&lt;\/div&gt;\" title=\"saito3\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-909 slide-912 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Born in Fukushima Prefecture, the artist moved his base to Osaka in 2018 and continued his photographic practice while traveling between Fukushima and Osaka. In April 2025, he returned his base to Fukushima, where he is currently engaged in artistic activities rooted in his local community.<\/p>\n<p>In this exhibition, he presents works photographed between 2019 and 2022, focusing on winter landscapes in Fukushima.<\/p>\n<p>These landscapes, familiar to him since childhood, are his original scenes\u2014places deeply connected to memory. By once taking some distance from them and then returning, the landscapes have emerged as quiet and certain presences, becoming the foundation that supports his current work.<\/p>\n<p>KALOS is a body of work created through the act of photography as a way of overlapping past memories with present landscapes, and of facing the land once again.<\/p>\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\n<p>1972\u2003Born in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan<br \/>\nLives and works in Fukushima, Japan<\/p>\n<p>From 2018, he was active in Osaka for six and a half years, and since 2023 has been involved in the operation of gallery 176.<br \/>\nHe is currently based in Fukushima, continuing to produce works using monochrome gelatin silver prints.<\/p>\n<h5>Instagram<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hiroyuki_fotografie\/\" class=\"ext-link\" rel=\"external nofollow\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">@hiroyuki_fotografie<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4>YARTGALLERY (Seoul, Korea)<\/h4>\n<h5>Blog<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/m.blog.naver.com\/gu5658\" class=\"ext-link\" rel=\"external nofollow\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">https:\/\/m.blog.naver.com\/gu5658<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Instagram<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yart_gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">@yart_gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>gallery 176 (Osaka, Japan)<\/h4>\n<p>gallery 176 was founded on the principle of self-driven operation, with the goal of providing a space where members can showcase their photography work. Further, members are constantly seeking external interactions and exchanges that help propel their photography in a sound and healthy way and avoid complacency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To date, gallery 176 has showcased numerous solo and group exhibitions by our members, as well as organized special exhibitions by non-member photographers and collaborative exhibitions with other galleries from both Japan and abroad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>gallery 176 also holds events and workshops, such as movie screenings, photobook sales, and question and answer sessions for up and coming photographers (\u2018Shashin wo Miru Kai\u2019).<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, gallery 176 has been proactively expanding its reach beyond its gallery space, both domestically and in to Asian countries. Gallery members have also taken active roles in the world of photography outside the gallery, including running photo galleries and teaching classes.<\/p>\n<h5>Website<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/176.photos\/\" class=\"local-link\">https:\/\/176.photos\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Instagram<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/176photos\/\" class=\"ext-link\" rel=\"external nofollow\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">@176photos<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u226b \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\uff5c\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4 Exhibition Overview YARTGALLERY (Seoul, Korea) x gallery 176 (Osaka, Jpan) Exchange Exhibition in S [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":918,"href":"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858\/revisions\/918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/176.photos\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}