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Noorderlicht Photogallery, Maart 8 - April 27, 2008
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NRC, Marianne Vermeijden, May 2, 2008
excerpt translated from Dutch:
Noting to lose, not afraid, because a Brahman
And thus developed granular images with coal-black and cloud-white contrasts: city scenes, tunnel rides, children, bamboo, a public toilet, a sea with the last beams of a setting sun. One can't make head nor tail of it, or spin a yarn. And still I delude myself into thinking that from now on I will recognize 'a Suzuki' instantly, because of the total lack of inhibition and the attentive, bland look of the maker at people and things. |
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Dagblad van het Noorden, April 4, 2008
excerpt translated from Dutch:
Poetic ode to a narrating photographer
Suzuki did not think in photos, but in books, picture rhythms, spacial partitionings and striking whites.
The exhibition designers of Noorderlicht have sensed this fantastically, not hanging the photographs in rows but clustered together, or grouping series in a corner as if a page is turned in the exhibition.
The oeuvre catalogue that was composed by Noorderlicht is just that special. Starting point was the rediscovered dummy, including notes, tape and layered experiments. The book shows the line of thought of Suzuki and with this engages the publication, the exhibition and the ideas of Suzuki with one another. Together they pay special tribute to the self-willed Japanese photographer. |
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De Groene Amsterdammer, March 28, 2008
quotes translated from Dutch:
Noorderlicht might have landed one of the photo exhibitions of the year.
The work of Suzuki is obscure, moving, tender and dear.
[..] A view in the treasury of his imagination. |
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PhotoQ, March 20, 2008
quotes translated from Dutch:
[..] An ode to intuitive photography
His subjects as well as his form prove Kiyoshi Suzuki to be an uncompromising artist in search of a new and free picture language. |
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De Volkskrant, March 12, 2008
excerpt translated from Dutch:
These are intriguing photographs. Rich in contrast and sometimes almost surreal. Suzuki knew how to be dramatic and theatrical without giving up the simplicity of the image or seeming affected.
But the best thing about the exhibition by far is the book. [...] a publication that does justice to an artist both in form and content - one would wish that all photobooks were made with the same care and dedication. |
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