Yoko Ikeda

December 5, 2024 – January 31, 2025

Color photo of a wooden fence with dangling blossoms out of focus in the foreground, casting shadows on the fence

Meguro Ward, Tokyo, 2021
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Color photo of a path near a body of water with a colorful bush out of focus in the foreground.

Agano City, Niigata Prefecture, 2022
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Color photo of a puddle in hollow, surrounded by petals from tree blossoms, which can be seen out of focus in the foreground.

Awa City, Tokushima Prefecture, 2024
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Color photo of hundreds of slips of Japanese paper with New Years wishes on them.

Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, 2023
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Color photo of rusty corrugated metal with autumnal foliage in the foreground.

Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 2022
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Color photo of out of focus plant life in front of an exterior wall

Meguro Ward, Tokyo, 2023
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Color photo of a beam of light falling on an exterior cement wall.

Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture, 2022
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Color photo of light on a white painted interior archway.

Meguro Ward, Tokyo, 2023
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Color photo of a geometric fomr created by blue and white painted sections of asphalt

Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, 2023
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Color photo of an out of focus green bar in front of a courtyard with patterned cement tiles.

Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, 2023
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Color photo of metal seps with yellow stripes leading to a gravel covered surface.

Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture, 2022
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Color photo of a composition created by shadow, petals, moss, and rocks on the ground

Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 2023
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Color photo of a section of intertwined wire casting a shadow on a blue wall.

Naka Town, Tokushima Prefecture, 2024
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Color photo of a wall with decorative brick, tile, and rock

Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 2024
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, 2024
Archival pigment print
20 × 24 inch | 37 × 45 ¾ inch

Press Release

Yoko Ikeda was born in Kanazawa City, and studied at the Research Department of the Tokyo College of Photography. She now lives and works in Tokyo. Her work has been exhibited in many one-person and group shows throughout Japan, as well as in Belgium and various venues in the United States. In 2013, she was the recipient of the prestigious Philadelphia Museum of Art Purchase Award, and her work is included in their collection. In 2016 she was awarded the Higashikawa New Photographer Award and in 2018 Ikeda was awarded the first ALPA purchase award for Best Artist at Photo Basel.