Junichi Wajda (薈田 純一)

Personal Information:

  • Name: 薈田 純一 (Junichi Wajda)
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Place of Birth: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
  • Current Location: Tokyo and Chiba

Representation:

  • Beacon Hill Co., Ltd. (Copyright Management)

Education:

  • Bachelor of Business Administration, School of Economics, Rikkyo (St. Paul’s) University, Japan
  • Master of Business Administration, School of Economics, Rikkyo (St. Paul’s) University, Japan

Solo Exhibitions:

(Selected Exhibitions)

  • September 2002: Shinjuku Konica Plaza, "Destiny"
  • June 2004: Konica Minolta Plaza, "Visions of Trees"
  • August 2007: Konica Minolta Plaza, "Photosynthesis 夜想樹たち"
  • August 2008: Olympus Plaza Tokyo, "Primary Days"
  • December 2008: Olympus Plaza Osaka, "Primary Days"
  • April 2009: Musse F Omotesando, "Visions of Trees Projected"
  • March 2011: Omotesando Gallery, "Book Shelf 松丸本舗の位相"
  • May 2011: Olympus Plaza Tokyo, "Private China"
  • June 2011: Olympus Plaza Osaka, "Private China"
  • November 2011: Spiral Hall, "Seigo Matsuoka's Book Shelf 松丸本舗の位相"
  • November 2012: Place M, "Takashi Tachibana's Book Shelf"
  • January 2013: Pentax Forum, "Book Shelf"
  • February 2013: Olympus Plaza Tokyo, "New Hometown of Novels"
  • February 2013: Olympus Plaza Osaka, "New Hometown of Novels"
  • March 2014: Gallery Space Kids, "Book Shelf"
  • November 2016: Gallery NIW, "Flourish"
  • October 2019: Ricoh Imaging Square Shinjuku Gallery I, "New Hometown of Novels"
  • March 2020: RED Photo Gallery, "SESSHU GARDENS"
  • April 2020: Bungeishunju Gallery, "In Memoriam Takashi Tachibana's Book Shelf"
  • November 2022: Yokohama Citizens' Gallery, "SESSHU GARDENS/Sesshu Garden"
  • February 2023: Bunkyo City Koishikawa Library, "Takashi Tachibana's Book Shelf @ Koishikawa Library"
  • February 2023: Arika Hole, "Edogawa Rampo Debut 100th Anniversary: The Reflected World is a Dream, and the Night's Dream is Truth"
  • August 2023: Meguro City Museum District Gallery, "The Creation of Place or Gardens of Sesshu"
  • April 2024: MachiMachiShorin Book Store, "Kan-Man Abyss Along the Diamond River"

Group Exhibitions:

(Selected Exhibitions)

  • November 2016: Epsite, "Epsite Private Lab Inkjet Mainstream," Japan Photographers Association
  • July 2020: Epsite Gallery, "Photographer's Masterpiece Absolute Appreciation Photo Exhibition," Epsite Organized Group Exhibition
  • May 2024: Gallery Art Point, "ART POINT Selection II: Creases and Vectors Garden of Sesshu Valise"

Books:

  • "Takashi Tachibana's Book Shelf," Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2013, ISBN 978-4-12-004437-3 (Author: Takashi Tachibana / Photographer: Junichi Wajda)
  • "Takashi Tachibana's Book Shelf" (Korean version), Munhakdongne, 2016, ISBN 978-89-546-4403-7 (Author: Takashi Tachibana / Photographer: Junichi Wajda)
  • "The Creation of Place or Gardens of Sesshu," Beacon Hill Publishers, 2023, ISBN 978-4-9912899-1-0 (Author: Junichi Wajda)

Collections:

  • Rikkyo University, Edogawa Rampo Memorial Center for Popular Culture Studies, "Edogawa Rampo's Book Shelf North Shelf Part One," 2300x3000 lambda print
  • Rikkyo University, Edogawa Ranpo Memorial Center for Popular Culture Studies, "The Bookshelf of Edogawa Ranpo and Secondary Creations," Photo Panel

Commissions:

  • "Matsuoka Seigo's Book Shelf," Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2010, ISBN 978-4-12-004132-7 (Author: Matsuoka Seigo / Photos by Junichi Wajda)
  • IDEA No.379 Book Designer Suzuki Hitoshi's Work, Seibundo Shinkosha, 2017, Magazine 01429-10 (Planning and Composition: Junichiro Kori, Toshinaga Nagata / Photography: Junichi Wajda / Design: Toshinaga Nagata)
  • "Edogawa Rampo," Supplement Taiyo > Japanese Heart of Mystery Novel 305, Heibonsha, 2023, ISBN 978-4-58-292305-6 (Supervised by Yasunobu Togawa / Newly Taken Photos by Junichi Wajda and others)
  • "Room for Writing Japanese," Iwanami Shoten, 2001, ISBN 4-00-001765-9 (Author: Hideo Levy / Cover Photo: Junichi Wajda)
  • "Voice of Crossing Borders," Iwanami Shoten, 2007, ISBN 978-4-00-022276-1 (Author: Hideo Levy / Cover Photo: Junichi Wajda)
  • "Ikebukuro = Free Culture City Project," 2015, Rikkyo University, Edogawa Rampo Memorial Popular Culture Center, Photo "Edogawa Rampo's Book Shelf"
  • Machida Civic Literature Museum Kotobaland, "25 Years After Death Exhibition of Jyokichi Hikage and Writers of Jewel Magazine," 2015, "Edogawa Rampo's Book Shelf South Shelf Part One East Shelf Part One"
  • Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Toshima Mirai Cultural Foundation, 2024, "The Bookshelf of Edogawa Ranpo and Secondary Creations," Photo Panel, Edogawa Ranpo's Bookshelf, Echika Ikebukuro Gallery

Awards:

  • 2005: 25th Shinpusha Publishing Award Visual Department Excellence Award for "Sanctuary"
  • 2023: AAP Magazine 34 Shapes Particular Merit Award for "Ikoji Temple Sesshu Garden" from the series "The Creation of Place or Gardens of Sesshu"
  • 2024: 10th Fine Arts Photography Awards Panoramic Nominee, Professional Category, for "The Creation of Place or Gardens of Sesshu"
  • 2024: ARTISTS FOR RESIDENCY PROGRAM OF THE SYMPOSIUM "NIDA. MEETING PHOTOGRAPHY," Evening Program Selected

Art Fair:

  • 2024: Rotterdam Photo, Single Image "Ikoji Temple Sesshu Garden," Selected

Presentations/Talks:

(Selected Presentations and Talks)

  • October 2010: Guest at "Renjyuku," organized by Seigo Matsuoka, Spiral Hall
  • November 2012: Kazuhiro Suzuki x Junichi Wajda, "Design and Photography: Two Perspectives and the Reality of Bookshelves," Place M Gallery
  • January 2013: Eiyo Lee x Junichi Wajda, Pentax Forum
  • June 2014: Talk show at Machida Civic Literature Museum Kotobaland, "Attempts of 'Book Shelf' and 'New Hometown of Novels': Why I am Fascinated by the World of Literature"
  • February 2023: Photographer Junichi Wajda talk event, "Takashi Tachibana's Book Shelf @ Koishikawa Library"