"12th Hokkaido Expressway Four Seasons Photo Contest" Winning Works Decided
-The winning works selected from the "more than usual" level entries will be exhibited at Chikaho in May-
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- "12th Hokkaido Expressway Four Seasons Photo Contest" Winning Works Decided
March 14, 4th year of Reiwa
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo) asked Ryusuke Ito of Hokkaido Kyoiku University for the "12th Hokkaido Expressway Four Seasons Photo Contest", which solicited works from April to December 2021 (Reiwa 3). After a rigorous examination by the professor, a total of 13 prize-winning works (attached sheet [PDF: 8.6MB]) were selected from a total of 596 entries submitted by 214 people.
Keiichi Noro (Toyako Town)'s work "The Earth, the Sky, the Sea, and the Us Who Live There" was awarded the highest award in the "Landscape with Expressway" category (Expressway category). Yuta Tategazawa (Iwamizawa City)'s work "Mt. Yotei summit in the midwinter" was selected as the highest award in the category (four seasons category). In addition to the 13 winners, 50 of the applicants in the Expressway category received the "Hokkaido Expressway 50th Anniversary Award".
("Landscape with a Expressway" category highest award)
(The highest award in the "Four Seasons of Hokkaido" category)
This contest Expressway an event that has been held since 2008 for the purpose of fostering familiarity with the Expressway in Hokkaido and promoting tourism through the transmission of attractive scenery in Hokkaido. We solicited works in two categories: the Expressway category, which targets works that have become part of the landscape, and the four seasons category, which targets works that express the four seasons of Hokkaido.
The prize-winning works can be seen on the dedicated page of NEXCO EAST 's" DraPla "and at the exhibition held in the event space of Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Pedestrian Space (Chikaho) for 3 days from May 19th (Thursday). It will also be exhibited at the rest facilities of.
[Outline of the prize-winning work exhibition]
- Date and time: May 19th (Thursday) to 21st (Saturday), 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Place Chikaho Resting space
Commentary by Professor Ryusuke Ito (Summary)
The epidemic of the new coronavirus continues, and travel and travel are restricted, but even so, nearly 600 entries were received, and the work level was comparable to or higher than usual.
"Landscape with a Expressway" category's highest award, "The earth, the sky, the sea, and us who live there" is "one day" of the light shining through the clouds and the shadow falling on the earth including the Expressway. "A certain time", the transition that is never the same is firmly established in the work. You will notice the existence and meaning of the Expressway as a line that supports human activities, which is stretched in the large-scale nature of Hokkaido.
As usual, high-quality masterpieces were sent to the "Four Seasons of Hokkaido" category. This contest started with a wide open door, from casual snapshots of travel to works of art, but I feel that it is now becoming established as an event that appeals to Hokkaido's nature and tourism resources at an extraordinary level. The highest award, "Mt. Yotei in the midwinter," is a powerful work that conveys a tense atmosphere. The perspective that is created by the perfect balance of the direction of the snow and ice skin in the foreground, the direction of the wind pattern, the angle of the slope of the background, the direction of the clouds, etc. is the color.
In 2022, movement between regions is expected to be eased. I hope that in the next contest, I will be able to meet works that capture the joy of living through the journey in the finder with a fresh look.
(The full text can be viewed on the DraPla dedicated page.)
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Ryusuke Ito
Born in Sapporo in 1963. Videographer. In the field of art film and video art, he makes presentations at film festivals and museums in Japan and overseas. Currently, he is involved in the education of video and media art including photography at Hokkaido Kyoiku University. There are also many manga reviews under the name of "Kenji Murasame". Professor, Imaging Laboratory, Department of Arts and Sports Culture, Hokkaido Kyoiku University. Completed the Graduate School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
-About the work that won the highest award in the Expressway category-
- Shooting time October 2021
- Shooting location Around Date City
- Comment from photographer Keiichi Noro
It is said that the autumn sky is changeable, but it is really interesting to shoot this season when the rays of light overflowing from the dramatic clouds, falling and sunny, and then falling and sunny repeatedly. The still-remaining autumn leaves, the setting sun reflected in the sea, the people who live there, and the bridge built to blend in with nature were very impressive, beautiful and memorable sights.
The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from FY2021 to FY2025 as "a period that contributes to the achievement of the SDGs and transforms into a new future society," and is making various efforts.
We believe that this "Hokkaido Expressway Four Seasons Photo Contest" will contribute to SDGs Nos. 8 and 17 as business activities that will lead to the promotion of sustainable tourism and the revitalization of local communities.
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