mumuko
Visual Artist / Photographer
Mumuko is an artist working across photography, video, installation, and spatial experiences.
Having traveled through over 80 countries, she belongs to neither nation nor home,
carrying only a single suitcase as she bases her practice on Earth itself.
“From war zones to fashion”—she translates diverse social phenomena through her unique lens, communicating with the world. Active in advertising, film, fashion, theater, and music videos, she has contributed to acclaimed projects like Kaguya by Gucci. She also leads charity initiatives in Zambia and Uganda in collaboration with Ai Tominaga and JOICFP. Her work is known for transforming suffering, violence, and quiet madness into striking visual impact.
Always pushing limits, seeking the unknown—
“I want to see the sky beyond madness, like Picasso.”
She challenges the boundaries and ethics of expression while playing and questioning the world.
Major awards
Newcomer Award by the Japan Professional Photographers Society, ZOOMS JAPAN Grand Prix, Canon SHINES Award, among others.
Exhibitions
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (2024), CANON Gallery (2022), IWEI Museum, China (2020), and more.
Key clients & works
GUCCI, films Blue Period, DEATHDAYS, music video Red:birthmark, and others.
Publishment
2022 First Mumuko Photobook「DREAMLESS」published hy Genkosha
Exhibitions
2022 Photobook「DREAMLESS」exhibited at Paris Photo Fair ／ Paris, Japan
2021 「Wrinkle up」Solo Exhibition Canon Gallery Tokyo＋Osaka／Tokyo＋Osaka, Japan
2021 「And now... Solo Exhibition Sony Imagining Gallery Ginza ／Tokyo, Japan
2020 「Role＆Me」Solo Exhibition IWEI Art Museum／Yunnan, China
2017 「十面埋伏・Under Siege」 New York Time Square／New York, USA
2016 「Surviving」, National Museum of Ethnology (30 works in the permanent collection)/Beijing, China
2016 「Raw」 La Galleria Pall Mall／London, UK
Awards
2024 Newcomer's Award of Photographic Society of Japan Awards/ Tokyo, Japan
2021 The Editor's Photo Award ZOOMS JAPAN 2021 / Tokyo, Japan
2019 Judges’Encouragement Award, 21st 1-WALL Photo Contest (Selected by Kimi Himeno) / Tokyo, Japan
2016 Best Photo, Photography Category, EWAAC / London, UK