Since 1968, Tetsuya Noda has captured many moments in his life with a camera. These moments—his diary—have been the motif of his work for more than fifty years. These fragmentary seconds of light and shadow are transformed by the artist’s meticulously modulated plate-making process and precise preparations. As the ink penetrates and lies on the fibres of the Japanese washi paper, a fragment of a second settles and becomes eternal in Diary.

In the exhibition Tetsuya Noda: A Variation of Mimeograph, Hong Kong Open Printshop will be showcasing seven images of Rika, the printmaker’s daughter, from the Diary Series. Through the artist’s eyes, we witness the young girl growing up, getting married and becoming a mother. Looking at his works, that span 42 years, is like being embraced by a cloth of enduring love in all its glory and constancy.

Venue address: L8-06, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon