HCMC – Photography Exhibition “Tokyo, Blind”

Opening: Fri 01 Apr 2016, 7 pm
Exhibition: 01 – 30 Apr 2016
DeciBel Lounge

From the organizer:

You are invited to the first solo photography exhibition in Vietnam by Ryan Neilan.

Featuring 14 selected monochrome photographs that Neilan shot while visiting the Japanese capital, “Tokyo, Blind” represents a return to a primordial state of photography, where the immediateness of street photography and the instinctive moment prevail over well-composed and over-conceptualised pictures.

The approach of Daidō Moriyama – a Japanese photographer – to street photography was a major influence to Neilan, which inspired him to let his subconscious and his film camera capture the hectic life in the streets of one of the most highly populated cities in the world. Over a five-day period, the Saigon-based artist shot 40 rolls of film on a camera he had never used before.

The results are gritty, blurry and grainy images that show the high contrast both in terms of composition as well as in the life of Neilan’s subjects, which appear both swallowed by the ultra-modern urban landscapes and yet in a stark isolation.

ABOUT RYAN NEILAN

Born in Dublin (Ireland) in 1987, Ryan Neilan studied a portfolio course at Sallynoggin Institute of Further Education before going on to complete a BA in Photographic Media at Griffith College, Dublin.

After completing his studies, he lived in Philadelphia where he worked as a photographic intern for cities2night.com, a large US wide social events company. He moved to Vietnam to continue his photography career.