Print House Session x Yoshiyuki Okuyama x LAG

Yoshiyuki Okuyama (Filmmaker/Photographer)
Born in Tokyo in 1991, Okuyama began creating photographic works in 2009 and made his debut by being the recipient of the Award of Excellence at Canon’s 34the New Cosmos of Photography competition in 2011. Since then, he has continued to present works based on the theme of the mixture and contradiction of opposing elements like figuration and abstraction. In 2016, he was the recipient of the 47th Ko-dansha Publishing Culture Award of Photography with BACON ICE CREAM(Parco Publishing, 2015), His prominent photography collections include Girl(PLANCTON, 2012年) Kimi No Sumu Machi (The Town You Live in) (SPACE SHOWER BOOKS, 2017)As the Call, So the Echo (Akaakasha, 2017) POCARI SWEAT (Seigensha, 2018) Los Angeles / San Francisco (Union publishing, 2018) The Good Side (Editions Bessard, 2020) flowers (Akaakasha, 2021) Taiwan Edition : BACON ICE CREAM (Uni-Books 原點出版, 2021) Ton! Tan! Pan! Don! (bookshop M, 2021) BEST BEFORE (Seigensha, 2022) and “windows” (Akaakasha, 2023). His solo exhibition include Girl at Raum 1F (Tokyo, 2012) BA-CON ICE CREAM at Parco Museum (Tokyo,2016) THE NEW STORY at POST (Tokyo, 2016) As the Call, So the Echo at Gallery916(Tokyo, 2017) Kimi No Sumu Machi at Omotesando Hills Space O (Tokyo, 2017) Shiroi Hikari -White Light- at Canon Gallery S (Tokyo, 2019) “win-dows” at amanaTIGP (Tokyo, 2023) and others.
https://y-okuyama.com/

Mariko Okazaki
Born in Tokyo in 1984. She studied graphic design at Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam after studying architecture at Keio University SFC. After returning to Japan, she worked at neucitora and village® before going toe a freelance in 2018 and establishing REFLECTA, Inc. in 2022. Deeply committed to cultural fields such as contemporary arts, performing arts, architecture, and fashion, she explores editori-al/structural design based on observation and conceptual consideration. Currently, she is tackling the graphic design for the 8th Yokohama triennial, which will open in March 2024.
https://reflecta.jp/

Yoshihisa Tanaka
Born in 1980 in Shizuoka Prefecture. After graduating from Musashino Art University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Spatial Design. Currently enrolled in a master’s program at Keio University’s Graduate School of Media and Governance. Recent works include for the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of photography, JapanPavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, VI planning for Aichi2022 at the International Art Festival. He is also involved in art direction for POST, Gallery5 and POST architecture books/Shinkenchiku Shoten as well as numerous exhibition catalogs and artist books at art museums.
@yoshihisa_tanaka

Aaron Nier
Born in Taichung in 1977. Aaron Nier is one of Taiwan’s leading graphic designers. He is the recipient of numerous award and is active not only in the field of CD jackets and books but also in different kinds of other genre. He also works in the political sphere and designed the election campaign of President Tsai Ing-Wen.
http://aaronnieh.com/

Yuri Uenishi
Born in Tokyo in 1987. After graduating from Tama Art University, Department of Graphic Design in 2010, joined Dents INC> the same year. She is independent and established her design studio “Hokkyoku,.ltd.” in 2021. Her work ranges from poster, logos, and other standalone pieces to branding, campaigns, films, atmospheres, books, magazines, and more. Work to date includes World Table Tennis 2015 Poster (TV TOKYO) 2121 Futures In-Sight Exhibition (21_21 Design Sight) Magazine「Kohkoku」(Hakuhodo INC.) #SHEMOVESMOUNTAINS (THE NORTH FACE) etc. Major Awards : Tokyo ADC Award, JAGDA New Designer Award, JAGDA Award, CANNES LIONS Gold prize, NYADC Gold prize, D&AD Yellow Pencil. She loves traveling and climbing to snow mountains all over the world. She has been to 42 countries so far.
https://hokkyoku.ltd/

SunM Color Co,. Ltd.
A printing company in Kyoto that produced many photo books and art exhibition catalogs. The founder, Katsumi Matsui, has been pur-suing to explore the possibilities of printing in the frontline for 70 years since he was 16 years old. In recent years, the company has also engaged in the digital archiving and reproduction of contemporary artworks using UV printers. They contribute to the culture of art, which has been handed down from generation to generation through printings.
https://www.sunm.co.jp/

Tokyo Inshokan Printing Co., Ltd.
A printing company was established with the main purpose of printing publications for Heibonsha, a published company In Japan at first in 1947. Tokyo Inshokan worked mainly on encyclopedias and graphic magazines in the past, but in recent years they have focused on producing printed materials with an emphasis on color reproduction, including photography and art books. 2019 onward, the compa-ny exhibits at art book fairs and is also involved in the sales and promotion of publications that it is responsible for printing through its own online bookstore, PRESSMAN BOOKS.
https://www.inshokan.co.jp/

Yamada Photo Process Co., Ltd.
Yamada Photo Process has been making a name for itself in the printing industry in recent years, thanks to its advanced plate-making technology and the skill of its renowned printing director, Keizo Kumakura. However, unfortunately, Kumakura passed away suddenly this spring, and a new chapter of their history has begun with the young Print Directors who have inherited Kumakura’s enthusiastic spirit since then.
https://www.yppnet.co.jp/

LIVE ART BOOKS
Live Art Books has been creating a series of high-profile titles with comprehensive capabilities, from outstanding technical skills to plan-ning ability. In addition to printing windows by Yoshiyuki Okuyama, which is the theme of Print House Session, and printed Always Dream is the photo book of Yoshihiko Ueda, a photographer based in Japan, went into mass print in no time, and its skills are well proven.
https://www.live-art-books.jp/