Izima Kaoru

Born in Kyoto in 1954, Izima Kaoru is a photographer who lives and works in Tokyo. He began his career in photography with his first exhibition, It's a Beautiful Day, in 1977. In 1993, the artist embarked on a photographic project that remains his most famous to this day. His Landscapes with a Corpse series shifts the usual image of beauty and glamour towards the macabre. At the same time, the photographer established a publishing business, which led him to found the magazine Zyappu in 1994.