Please join us on Monday, April 7 for a visiting artist lecture with Kei Ito at 1:00 p.m. in Auditorium 150.
Kei Ito is an interdisciplinary artist whose work is centered around utilizing the conceptual framework of photography to visualize the invisible. Mainly employing camera-less photographic techniques, performance, and artifacts, Ito creates large-scale installations and a variety of photographic projects that excavate hidden histories. As a third-generation atomic bomb victim living in the US, Ito employs his generational history as a series of case studies that often applies the language of monuments and memorials, initiating a journey of healing and growth while inviting audiences to explore nuanced social issues and honor the memories of those lost to both historical and contemporary tragedies.
Ito's artistic contributions have been widely recognized and exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions. His works have garnered attention in publications such as the Washington Post Magazine, Hyperallergic, BBC Culture & Art, BmoreArt, Denver Post, ESSE Magazine, and various newspapers worldwide. Notably, his pieces are held in institutional collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Norton Museum of Art, the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, the Candela Collection, the Eskenazi Museum of Art, and the Georgia Museum of Art.
Visiting Artist Lecture Series Weaving Together: Ecologies in Practice
This lecture is sponsored by the Fine Arts department.