AYAKO SAKURAGI

 

AYAKO SAKURAGI

Born in 1978, Ayako Sakuragi studied French literature at Sophia University in Tokyo, then fashion design at Studio Berçot in Paris. After working for eleven years at Comme des Garçons, she returned to artistic studies. She received her Master’s degree from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2021 and graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris (DNSAP) in 2022.  

She was a finalist for The Dior Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents in 2024, as well as for the Sisley Prize of the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2025. Her work 108 Days is part of the collection of the ARTER Museum (Istanbul). She is currently pursuing a Doctorat de création at the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie in Arles. She is also an artist in residence at La Capsule – Résidence Création Photo in Le Bourget, and continues her practice and experiments between Paris and Arles.  

For her, the camera is a device of non-human perception: devoid of consciousness and intention, it arbitrarily cuts out a fragment of space-time. This gesture can make us see the world differently. It is not about representation, but about revelation. What interests her is neither form nor content, but the subtle relationship between existence, invisibility and perception. Her work explores the boundaries of the image and highlights the importance of invisible elements: time and memory.

PAST SHOWS / PROJECTS at The Fridge

Ayako Sakuragi at The Fridge [ access here  ]
from February 2nd to February 16th 2023
New York, USA

 

WORKS