A photograph through someone else’s glass.

Published 21 October 2026 · WHV · Public-source editorial note

The flowers seem to dissolve into ribbons of colour. In Hikari, Kensaku Kakimoto’s photographs arise from looking through glass works by Ritsue Mishima. The sculptural object does not simply sit in front of the camera to be documented. It intervenes in the route light takes, becoming an instrument in another artist’s practice.

Glass becomes an instrument

The September 2026 exhibition announcement describes ten glass works used in making the series. Small changes in position alter what passes through them. This gives the images a physical source of variation that is worth understanding before treating them as a generic blur or a decorative effect. Two kinds of authorship meet in the resulting photograph.

The collaboration offers an appealing way to think about value between disciplines. Mishima’s material knowledge does not end with a finished glass object. Kakimoto finds another possibility within it, without making the glassmaker’s contribution disappear. The photograph carries a relationship between object, light, position and the person choosing the moment of exposure.

Look for the object behind the image

The Gallery On The Hill presentation ran from 23 September to 4 October 2026 and has ended. Use the artist and gallery to investigate the series, its publication and any available works now. If considering a print, ask for its exact title, size, process, edition and certificate rather than treating a web reproduction as the object itself. The immediate reward is simpler: a reason to look at glass, and photography, with a different question in mind.

Source and context.

Gallery On The Hill: Hikari, Kakimoto and Mishima, September 2026 ↗

Kensaku Kakimoto: artist portfolio ↗

ShugoArts: Ritsue Mishima and her glass practice ↗

Gallery On The Hill: programme and enquiries ↗

The 2026 exhibition has ended. A press reproduction does not establish print availability, edition details or market performance. Confirm the exact work with the gallery.

Source checked 21 October 2026. WHV interpretation is distinct from the source’s account.