There is a method of composition and construction of the image commonly known in the visual art world as “visual haiku“. Where “haiku” is a minimalist form of poetry, of meditation on facts that happen in everyday life and its visual counterpart is a subtractive operation of the elements within a frame.

In summary, to capture the essence of the moment, you need to reduce the subject to simple forms.
And that’s what contemporary photography by Rinko Kawauchi is based on, a form of visual poetry that focuses on ordinary things but in constant search of the sublime every day. Kawaguchi’s work, first lady of Japanese photography, is a simple mix of nuances and compositional mastery capable of arousing wonder by highlighting details and a subtle use of natural light.

“It’s not enough that the photograph is beautiful. If it doesn’t move my heart, it wont move anyone else’s heart.”-Rinko Kawauchi