©︎ Kawaemi
©︎ Kawaemi
©︎ Kawaemi
©︎ Kawaemi
©︎ Kawaemi
DELTA / KYOTOGRAPHIE Permanent is pleased to present Kyoto Kamogawa Diary, a solo exhibition by Kawaemi.
The works on view are drawn from an ongoing series of the same title, which Kawaemi has been photographing since 2022 at the Kamogawa Delta in Demachiyanagi, Kyoto. The photographs capture people passing through this place where the everyday and the extraordinary intersect: dog walkers, cyclists heading home, tourists, school excursion groups, and university events.
Kawaemi ventured beyond the boundaries of her daily life to repeatedly visit the Kamogawa Delta, photographing the people she encountered there. She describes photographing there as a “small journey” for himself. Rather than pursuing dramatic or exceptional events, she has consistently turned her camera toward mundane moments that surface and disappear within the repetition of ordinary days.
This exhibition focuses on works from the series photographed from a fixed viewpoint overlooking the Kamogawa Delta from Kamogawa Bridge. Fireworks, university gatherings, and everyday strolls appear alongside shifting light, changing weather, and seasonal transitions. At this confluence, where the Kamo River and Takano River merge to become the Kamogawa, the diverse behaviours of people who gather and pass through gradually emerge through the sequential presentation of photographs. The series can be read as landscape photography, but also as a modest typological study—an attempt to engage with a single place over time and allow its patterns to reveal themselves slowly.
▍Kawaemi
Born in Niigata in 1980 and raised in Saitama, Japan, the artist graduated from the First Department of Literature at Waseda University, majoring in Chinese Literature. During her studies, extensive travel across Asia sparked a fascination with the ethnic minorities of China’s Yunnan Province, photographing local communities alongside research.
After graduation, work at a travel agency involved planning trips to China’s remote and lesser-known regions. In 2009, a year was spent studying at Zhejiang University in China, during which work as a photographer for a local town magazine began.
Returning to Japan, professional training at a photography company in Tokyo marked the start of a career as a professional photographer.
The work explores themes of travel, people, and culture. This exhibition marks the first solo show.
▍About the exhibition
Kawaemi’s solo exhibition“Kyoto Kamogawa Diary”
Maech 4 (Wed) – April 5 (Sun), 2026
11:00–18:00
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays
Venue: DELTA/KYOTOGRAPHIE Permanent Space
（62 Sanei-cho, Teramachi Higashi-iru, Masugata-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-0826)
