Yasutaka Seki
Yasutaka Seki (born in 1973, Kumamoto, Japan) is a photographer based in Japan.His artistic practice began in earnest following the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake. After returning to his hometown of Kumamoto, he has focused on the relationship between people and place, creating works that explore themes of loss and regeneration, recovery from disaster, and perspectives on life and death.
In his long-term project Ashita Mu ni Kaeru (Vanishing Tomorrow), he examines the question of where people ultimately find a sense of belonging amid constant change. In 2025, the project was presented in a solo exhibition at KG+, the official satellite event of KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival.
In the same year, his project Destination, inspired by his family’s migration to Bolivia, received the Global Grant Award (Grand Prize) at the GFX Challenge Grant Program 2025.
Through photography, Seki explores the relationship between people and place as a point of departure, questioning how memory, history, and identity are formed and continually reshaped.
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1973年熊本県生まれ。日本を拠点に活動する写真家。
2016年の熊本地震を契機に作家活動を本格化。震災後に故郷・熊本へ戻り、「人間と土地の関わり」を主題に、喪失と再生、災害からの回復、そして死生観を軸とした作品を制作している。
長期プロジェクト『あした無にかえる』では、変化の中で人はどこへ帰属していくのかを問い続け、2025年にKYOTOGRAPHIE京都国際写真祭サテライトイベント「KG＋」にて個展を開催。
同年、自身の親族のボリビア移住を題材とした『Destination』が「GFX Challenge Grant Program 2025」においてGlobal Grant Award（大賞）を受賞。
写真というメディアを通して、人と土地との関係性を起点に、記憶や歴史、アイデンティティのあり方を問い続けている。
