“I was allured into the beauty of black and white photography and began my creation during the 1980’s.� The objects of my photography resulted from the abstract motifs taken from nature, such as the earth, water, ice, etc.� I also started photographing ruins that were left behind in nature.� My images were taken from spaces found in the light.� By illustrating texture and light rays in detail, my photographs render a stronger sense of expression than reality.� For, I want to create images that are freer and more beautiful than the relationship between the photographed objects and I.”

Okazaki was born in 1959, in Kochi, Japan.� He studied photography at Nihon University, Department of Fine Arts and started making photographs earnestly since 1985.� Okazaki has had 7 solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Japan.� This is Okazaki’s first solo exhibition in New York. This exhibition consists of 18 gelatin silver prints from Okazaki’s work between 1996 and 2002.