TOP Collection : Transphysical

The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum is pleased to present the TOP Collection exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of the museum’s opening. Co-curated by four curators in an omnibus format, the exhibition offers a multifaceted selection from the museum’s collection, conveying the richness and variety of photography and the moving image. The exhibition’s title, transphysical, combines the word “physical,” relating to material and the body, with the prefix “trans,” which suggests movement or transformation from one form or state to another. It explores both the physicality of photographs as objects and the bodily expression of both subjects and artists. Marking the museum’s 30th anniversary, this exhibition offers new perspectives on works from the collection and invites viewers to reflect on the complex, multilayered processes through which images come into being. In an era of accelerating digitization, these carefully selected works offer a striking counterpoint, prompting fresh reflection on the nature of photography and the moving image. In today’s world, where digital technologies are rapidly advancing and the boundaries between the real and the virtual are increasingly fluid, the way we engage with artworks as physical objects may be on the brink of change. We hope that your encounter with these works, experienced here and now through your own physical being, makes an impression that becomes a lasting memory.

Bron: https://topmuseum.jp/upload/2/5177/en_PressReleaseTOPCollection2025transphysical.pdf