Moe Suzuki : Tokyo based bookartist
Moe was born in Tokyo in 1984, studies and graduated (BA) photography at London College of Communications, University of the Arts London.
Upon returning to Tokyo after Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, Moe self taught book binding skills and started a career as a book artist making numerous personal projects into hand bound art books using photography, archival images and illustrations under her label 'Banyan Books & Illustrations'. Moe's works often focus on the topic such as community life, people with disabilities and spirituality. She also works as a book binder and book binding consultant for the artists from photographers to printmakers for their own artists' books.
Education
2004-2007 Photography / London College of Commucations, University of the Arts London , UK
2012-2014 Graphic Design / Kyoto University of Art and Design / Kyoto, Japan
Selected Exhibitions
2021 Kyojima Uchu / Green Thanks Supply, Tokyo
2021 SOKOHI / Fineman New Photography Award Finalists, Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Australia
2021 SOKOHI / Belfast Photo Festival, Northern Ireland
2020 SOKOHI / Reminders Photography Stronghold gallery, Tokyo
2020 2019 Photobook as Object Exhibition / Reminders Photography Stronghold gallery, Tokyo
2017 Transformare / Uradana. Tokyo
2016 The library / Toki Art Space, Tokyo
2016 Behind Banyan Books / Kosumi Library, Tokyo
2014 Beginning of the Beginnings / Senkawa Elementary School, Tokyo
2014 Graduation Show / Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto
2006 Photographic Portrait Award / National Portrait Gallery, London
Awards
2021 Luma Renconres Dummy Book Award, The Laureate, Fronce
2021 Fineman New Photography Award, finalists, Australia
2021 MACK First Book Award, shortlisted, UK
2021 Belfast Photo Festival, Open submissions (Exhibition) winner, Northern Ireland
2020 Kassel Dummy Award, Special Mention, Germany
2020 Fiebre Dummy Award, shortlisted, Spain
Workshops
2019 Photobook as Object by Yumi Goto and Jan Rosseel / Tokyo, Japan
2017 Atlas Lab by Yumi Goto and Amak Mahmoodian / Tokyo, Japan
毎日新聞 点字毎日 The Mainichi, The Braille Mainichi / Japan
小学館CAPA CAMERA WEB/ Japan
元気な未来のつくり方 / Japan