Yasuko Kotani Explained

is a Japanese photographer.[1]

Kotani was born in Nishinomiya, Japan. She graduated from Kumamoto University in 1985 and began creating photographs. She first appeared in an exhibit in 1991. She won her first award in 1992, during an exhibit held by the Photographic Society of Japan.[2] Throughout her career she has won a few awards and held several solo exhibitions. Her works are held by the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.[3]

Kotani's photographs are typically of nude people floating in a dark blue background, evoking a sense of being deep underwater.

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  1. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000.
  2. Book: Nihon shashinka jiten : Tōkyō-to Shashin Bijutsukan shozō sakka . 2000 . Tankōsha . Tōkyō-to Shashin Bijutsukan, 東京都写真美術館. . 4-473-01750-8 . Shohan . Kyōto-shi . 44769689.
  3. Web site: Kotani Yasuko Artists . 2023-04-14 . The Third Gallery Aya . en.