Takehiko Yagi, one of Japan’s emerging stars in the field of photography and the recently announced Grand Prize Winner of the 4th Annual Nikkei National Geographic Photo Prize, is presenting his first exhibition in the United States.
This show at Foto Care Gallery will feature 27 photographs, including 4 large-scale works, which capture the magic of Holi, the world famous spring festival in the Hindu religion that has been celebrated all over India since ancient times. Holi is known as the festival of colors and marks the joyous transition from the cold, dark days of winter to the warmer, brighter springtime. It takes place on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalgun (February/March).
Yagi’s portraits and crowd scenes pulsate with the vibrant colors of Holi and the elation and love present in the faces of the rhapsodic festivalgoers. Yagi describes his experience shooting Holi: “Red, yellow, green fistfuls of intense colors fly in all directions before my eyes and colored powder fills the air all around … Men, women, grownups, and children, all wholeheartedly enjoy the explosion of color. I feel overwhelmed, my heart races, and as I hold my camera at the ready, I feel a surge of power filling my entire body.”
Takehiko Yagi, Diving into the colors of Holi
September 22 – 28, 2016
Foto Care Gallery
43 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10010
http://www.fotocare.com/
