Mick Hartley

At the Print Sales room downstairs at the Photographers’ Gallery. Shin Shin from Michael Kenna:

Drawing on the quiet stillness of shin shin, the silence of falling snow, this exhibition presents Michael Kenna’s refined, long-exposure analogue landscapes.

Shin Shin しんしん  is a Japanese onomatopoeia that describes the quietness or silence of falling snow. This sensory word captures the meditative stillness that runs through Michael Kenna’s work, and his reverence for the natural world.

_{Alley of Trees, Damyang, Jeollanamdo, South Korea, 2012}

_{Flock of Red Crown Cranes, Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005}

_{Wanaka Lake Tree, Study 2, Otago, New Zealand, 2013}

_{Seaweed Farms, Study 3, Xiapu, Fujian, China, 2010}

_{Kussharo Lake Tree, Study 16, Kotan, Hokkaido Japan, 2009}

_{Two Harbor Piers, Kyushu, Japan. 2024}

_{Pine Tree and Snow Clouds, Goseong-ri, Jeju City, South Korea. 2025}

_{Torii, Study 3, Takashima, Honshu, Japan. 2007}

_{Old Landing Stage, Kinki, Honshu, Japan. 2023}

_{Ouo Shrine, Study 2, Kyushu, Japan. 2024}

_{[Photos © Michael Kenna]}

The top five images are from the Photographers’ Gallery: the bottom five from Michael Kenna’s website.

Michael Kenna previously: Form and Light, The Rouge.