Barren seascapes, abandoned fishing nets, fragmented piers, mysterious horizons, trees emerging from under snow drifts – these are just some of the images which dominate Michael Kenna’s work from Japan. The result of his newest effort can be seen in his second book on Japan, Hokkaido, published by Nazraeli [September 2006].
With more than twenty books published on his work, Michael Kenna shows no signs of slowing down in his endless pursuit of nature’s haunting beauty. Whether working in his native England, Easter Island in the South Pacific, the coastal towns of France or the islands in Japan, Kenna seeks places of solitude which speak volumes about humanity. His newest book, Hokkaido, continues his passion for Japan. As stated by Nazraeli "The Northern Japanese island of Hokkaido has abundant natural forests, clear lakes, and magnificent mountains. It is perhaps best known for its intense and brutal winters. Snow and ice make many parts of the island inaccessible and the local Sea of Okhotsk routinely freezes over. Kenna has been photographing throughout Hokkaido, in these extreme conditions, for the past several years."
"Michael Kenna: Hokkaido/New Work" brings together more than 40 pieces from Japan, as well as new work from China and India.
All images are available as 8 x 7 1/2" toned gelatin silver prints mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board made in an edition of 45. Pieces range in price from $2000 to $7500, depending on where they are in the edition.
Please call: (312) 266-2350 for prices of specific pieces.
Prices are print only unless otherwise indicated.
Balls in Water, Notsuke, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Balls in Water, Notsuke, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Bamboo Harbor Guides, Study 3, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan, 2002
Michael Kenna, Bamboo Harbor Guides, Study 3, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan, 2002
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Cold Landscape, Sanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Cold Landscape, Sanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Field of Snow, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Field of Snow, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Flowers in Winter, Sanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Flowers in Winter, Sanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Foggy Morning, Shikotsu Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
sold out
Michael Kenna, Foggy Morning, Shikotsu Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45sold out
Forest Edge, Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
sold out
Michael Kenna, Forest Edge, Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45sold out
Frosty Morning, Onuma Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Frosty Morning, Onuma Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Frozen Sea of Okhotsk, Study 3, Tokoro, Japan, 2005
Michael Kenna, Frozen Sea of Okhotsk, Study 3, Tokoro, Japan, 2005
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Frozen Sea Wall, Yubetsu, Hokkaido, Japan , 2005
Michael Kenna, Frozen Sea Wall, Yubetsu, Hokkaido, Japan , 2005
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Hillside Fence, Study 5, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Hillside Fence, Study 5, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Hilltop Trees, Study 2, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Hilltop Trees, Study 2, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Hilltop Trees, Study 3, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Hilltop Trees, Study 3, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Ice Floe, Cape Hinode, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005
Michael Kenna, Ice Floe, Cape Hinode, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Jantar Mantar, Observatory, Study 2, Delhi, 2006
Michael Kenna, Jantar Mantar, Observatory, Study 2, Delhi, 2006
From the Miscellaneous series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Kussharo Lake Tree, Study 3, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005
Michael Kenna, Kussharo Lake Tree, Study 3, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Lijiang River, Study 4, Guilin, China, 2006
Michael Kenna, Lijiang River, Study 4, Guilin, China, 2006
From the China and South Korea series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Lone Tree, Bibaushi, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Lone Tree, Bibaushi, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Lowering Clouds, Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Lowering Clouds, Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Nadaro Cage, Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Nadaro Cage, Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Nandero Box, Nayoro, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Nandero Box, Nayoro, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Nine Trees, Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Nine Trees, Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Palace of Winds, Jaipur, India, 2006
Michael Kenna, Palace of Winds, Jaipur, India, 2006
From the Miscellaneous series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Quiet Snow, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Quiet Snow, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Rakans, Unpenji, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan, 2003
Michael Kenna, Rakans, Unpenji, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan, 2003
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Rickety Pier, Saroma Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005
Michael Kenna, Rickety Pier, Saroma Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Shelter, Soya Kyuryo, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Shelter, Soya Kyuryo, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Six Silos, Shirogane, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Six Silos, Shirogane, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Sixty Trees, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Sixty Trees, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Snow Tree, Woljeongsa Temple, Gangwando, South Korea, 2005
Michael Kenna, Snow Tree, Woljeongsa Temple, Gangwando, South Korea, 2005
From the China and South Korea series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Snowdrift, Lake Nukabira, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Snowdrift, Lake Nukabira, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Stark Outlook, Kucharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Stark Outlook, Kucharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Sun Flowers, Sanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Sun Flowers, Sanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Three Ladders, Sampo Beach, Gangwondo, South Korea, 2006
Michael Kenna, Three Ladders, Sampo Beach, Gangwondo, South Korea, 2006
From the China and South Korea series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Topiary and Column, Northamptonshire, England, 2005
Michael Kenna, Topiary and Column, Northamptonshire, England, 2005
From the Miscellaneous series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Twenty Four Trees, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005
Michael Kenna, Twenty Four Trees, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Twenty One Fence Posts, Shirogane, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Twenty One Fence Posts, Shirogane, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
White Copse, Study 2, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, White Copse, Study 2, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
White Pier, Onuma Lake, Hokkaido, 2004
Michael Kenna, White Pier, Onuma Lake, Hokkaido, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Winter Feed Storage, Oumu, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Winter Feed Storage, Oumu, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Winter Seascape, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Winter Seascape, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45
Winter Sun, Kami Oumu, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
Michael Kenna, Winter Sun, Kami Oumu, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
From the Japan series
8 x 7½" toned gelatin silver print mounted and matted on 20 x 16" board
Edition of 45