Tomohiro Muda (六田 知弘)

1956- Born in Nara Prefecture

1980- Graduates from Department of Education, Waseda University

1982- Begins career as an independent photographer

In 1988, Muda presented “The Land of Sherpa” his first private exhibition, featuring photographs he took during his stay in the Himalayan village of Sherpa. He later traveled around the world to capture images of various Japanese, Romanesque and Byzantine art, as well as Buddhist ruins such as Chinese cave art, the Borobudur, Angkor and Ajanta. Using “Spaces for Prayer, Forms of Prayer” as a theme, he displayed them through photo exhibitions and publications. Muda has also exhibited numerous photographs as fine art with a focus on “light” and “presence”, including “Rome, The Wall of Time”, “Face of Iron” and “Portraits of Poli”, in which he depicts Poli, a medieval Italian town in the mountains.

［Solo Exhibitions］

1994: Ritratti di Poli (Parazzo Conti, Italy)

2005: Yungang Grottoes (Mayuyama & Co., LTD., Tokyo)

2008: In The Shadow (Galerie Etienne de Causans, Paris)

2009: Clair Obscur (Mayuyama & Co., LTD., Tokyo) 23 Feb. – 7 Mar.

2009: Clair Obscur (Galerie Frédéric Moisan, Paris) 9 Apr. – 9 May

2010: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (Palas de Rei (Lugo, Spain) Comarcal Center A Ulloa) 2 – 31 Mar.

2010: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (Ames (A Coruña, Spain) Palace of A Peregrina.) 6 Apr. – 7 May

2010: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (Redondela (Pontevedra, Spain) “Casa da Torre” Pilgrims Hostel) 12 May – 9 June

2010: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (Dumbría (A Coruña, Spain) Civic Center of Dumbría) 15 June – 16 July

2010: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view(Muxía (A Coruña, Spain) Social Center, Multiple Services Building) 3 – 30 Aug.

2010: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (Fisterra (A Coruña, Spain) Fisterra lighthouse) 2 – 30 Sep.

2010: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (Lübeck, GermanyMuseum of the Overbeck-Gesellschaft, Lübeck Germany) 31 Oct. – 22 Nov.

2011: Yungang Grottoes (Mayuyama & Co., LTD., Tokyo) 1 – 13 Mar.

2011: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (Hannover, Germany Consulate General) 17 Mar. – 14 Apr.

2011: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (Spanisches Generalkonsulat Hannover, Germany) 18 Mar. – 14 Apr.

2011: Cistercians (Nagano & Co., LTD., Tokyo) 16 May – 4 June

2011: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (Buxtehude, Germany) 7 – 27 May

2011: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, an eastern view (Hamburg, Germany Cervantes Institute) 6 Sep. – 7 Oct.

2011: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, an eastern view (Instituto Cervantes Hamburg, Germany) 7 Sep – 10 Oct

2011: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, an eastern view (Kiel, GermanyInstitute of Spanish Language and Culture) 28 Oct. – 26 Nov.

2011: Sacred place, Prayer, Fantasy Exhibition of Photograph（KOUMI-MACHI KOUGEN MUSEUM OF ART, koumi-machi, Nagano）　17 Sep-13 Nov

2012: OKUGAKE (Kimpusen-ji, Yoshinoyama, Nara)　31 Mar.- 7 June

2012: The Land of Sherpa （Gallery YYZ, Tokyo) 17-24 Dec.

2013: LES MURS DU TEMPS （Galerie Yoshii Paris, France) 5-16 Nov.

2013: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (Almería, Spain)

2013: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (Castuera (Badajoz, Spain))

2013: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (León, Spain)

2014: Santiago-Kumano, Ways of Pilgrimage. Tomohiro Muda and Luis Ocaña.

2014: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (Malaga, Spain: Athenaeum of Malaga) 17 – 31 Jan.

2014: ICONS OF TIME -Memories of Tsunami that Struck Japan （The Shoto Museum of Arts, Tokyo） 18 Jan. – 2nd Feb.

2014: MIZU NO BO（Kashima Arts, Tokyo） 9-29 Sep.

2015: Borobudur（Mayuyama & Co., LTD., Tokyo） 23 Feb. – 7 Mar.

2015: Zao Gongen and the Secret Treasures of Shugendo (Mitsui Memorial Museum) 29 Aug. – 3 Nov.

2015: CHI-KU NO BO（Kashima Arts, Tokyo） 5-20 Sep.

2015: The Wall（Gallery Cocon, Tokyo） 16 Oct. – 8 Nov.

2016: Icons of Time: Memories of the Tsunami that Struck Japan Photographs by Tomohiro Muda（The Japan Foundation Gallery, Sydney） 1 Mar. – 15 Apr.

2016: The Power of Colors (Musee Tomo, Tokyo) 6 Aug.- 4 Dec.

2016: KA・FU NO BO（Kashima Arts, Tokyo） 10 – 24 Sep.

2016: Tomohiro Muda: Mizu-no-bo “Aspects of Water”（Erik Thomsen, New York） 12 Sep.- 7 Oct.

2017: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view (Valencia, Spain. Palau de Pineda) 9 – 27 Feb.

2017: Tomohiro Muda: ROMANESQUE（Mayuyama & Co., LTD., Tokyo） 13-25 Feb.

2017: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, a eastern view(Caudete, Spain. House of Culture of the City Council.) 9 – 27 Mar.

2017: Tomohiro Muda: ‘GOSE’—Fragments of the Universe（Artarea B1, Osaka / Akatuka-tei, Nara Gose） 8-31 Mar.

2017: ICONS OF TIME; Memories of the Tsunami that Struck Japan — A photographic exhibition by Tomohiro Muda（The Fitzrovia Chapel, London） 17 – 21 May

2017: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, an eastern view (Ávila, Spain. Municipal Auditorium.) 30 Mar. – 15 Apr.

2017: Waves of the Lotus（Yehjinfal, Taipei） 17 – 19 June

2017: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, an eastern view (Barcelona, Spain. Civic Center Tomasa Cuevas) 7 – 27 June

2017: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, an eastern view (Barcelos, Portugal. Gothic house) 14 July – 6 Aug.

2017: The Way of St. James. Tomohiro Muda, an eastern view (Astorga, Spain. Chapel of San Esteban) 7 – 29 Dec.

2017: Kabe / Ishi, Kioku (Genra Art) 6 – 17 Oct.

2017: SHARDS OF MEMORY　photographic installation by Tomohiro Muda (Chihanan, Shizuoka) 3 Nov. – 2 Dec.

2018: Kabe－Himitsunoarika by Tomohiro Muda (Ikeda Museum of Art in 20th Century, Shizuoka) 28 June – 9 Oct.

2019: MINAMO by Tomohiro Muda (Luca Scandinavia, Ginza) 12 Oct. – 21 Oct.

2019: Voice of Stons by Tomohiro Muda (Art Genra, Kanazawa) 2 Nov. – 23 Nov.

2021: Icons of Time 2021 (√K Contemporary) 11 Mar. – 26 Mar.

［Group Exhibitions］

1988 The Land of Sherpa (Shinjuku Nikon Salon, Tokyo)

1993: Portraits of Poli (I.C.A.C. Westin Gallery, Tokyo)

2002: The Cloister of Sant Domingo de Silos (Exile Gallery, Kyoto)

2004: Spaces of Prayer, Forms of Prayer (IMPLEO Gallery, Tokyo)

2005: Pilgrimage, Japanese Beauty (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo)

2005: Rome, The Wall of Time (Gallery Fukka, IMPLEO Gallery, Tokyo)

2006: Tomohiro Muda, In Praise of Japanese Beauty (Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo)

2007: Face of Iron (Gallery Fukka, Tokyo) 9-27 Apr. 2007.

2007: The Art of the Romanesque (The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo)

2008: Romanesque–Lurk in the Shadowds (Gallery Fukka, Tokyo) 9-21 June 2008.

2008: Santiago-Kumano. Caminos de Peregrinación (Tanabe Wakayama, Japan / Paris, France / Santiago, Spain / Tokyo, Japan)

2008: Santiago-Kumano. Caminos de Peregrinación (Mitsuo Aida Museum,Tokyo) 16 Dec. 2008 – 15 Mar. 2009

2009: Al oeste ( gallery uchiumi, Tokyo) 17 – 30 Oct.

2010: The Wall of Time (marunouchi gallery, Tokyo) 16 Nov. – 11 Dec.

2014: As Pure As the Lotus — East Asian Ceramics and the Eyes of the Photographer MUDA Tomohiro（THE MUSEUM OF ORIENTAL CERAMICS, Osaka）　12 Apr. – 27 Jul.

2021: √K Collection Summer 2021, √K Contemporary, Tokyo, Japan 

2022: √K Collection Winter 2022, √K Contemporary, Tokyo, Japan