#1987 - Michael Kenna

Hillside Fence, Study 6, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, 2007
May 24, 2026
#1987 - Michael Kenna
"I continue to photograph this fence. One might think that little would change, yet each time something is different. Perspectives constantly alter, snow levels vary, and the light is never the same. Perhaps a new pattern and configuration appears, an arrangement of form changes, distance contracts or lengthens to become ambiguous. The minimalism and sheer simplicity of the scene can transform three dimensions into two, and the sparse elements seem to make prints more like semi-e ink paintings than photographs. I have printed nine studies so far, and fully anticipate a new one from this year's visit. It is a landscape that keeps giving."

~ Michael Kenna