This year, one of the world’s most exciting photography festivals is bringing together image-makers from around the world whose work addresses the compelling and complicated concept of ‘edge’. Now in its 14th edition, KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival will open this month in Kyoto, taking over many of the historic city’s institutional spaces and galleries as well as non-traditional sites such as the Hachiku-an building (the former Kawasaki Residence), Demachi Masugata Shopping Arcade, Higashihonganji O-genkan temple, Kyoto Station, and more.
Kyotographie’s African Artist in Residence, Thandiwe Muriu, draws on Kenyan traditions and crafts to explore questions of identity, womanhood, societal roles, and the effects of cultural forces through her images, which combine a deep reverence for tradition with strong Afrofuturist elements.
17 Apr 2026
