Tokyo Rumando

author · photographer

Japanese^[1] b. 1980, Tokyo, Japan^[1] active 2005–present

Tokyo Rumando is a Tokyo-based photographer born in 1980. She graduated from Bunka Fashion College and currently studies art research and oil painting at Musashino Art University. A self-taught photographer who began her practice in 2005, Rumando primarily focuses on staged self-portraits that explore questions of identity and artistic expression. Her work often intersects with performance and various media. She has gained international recognition, with her series 'Orphée' included in exhibitions at the Tate Modern (London) in 2016. Her work has been showcased in major institutions such as the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford), Museum Folkwang (Essen), and the Victoria and Albert Museum (London).^[1]

self-portraiture
identity
eroticism
body
reflection

Works by Tokyo Rumando

2012 REST 3000~ STAY 5000~ Zen Foto Gallery · book · Japanese · ISBN 9784905453208 Explores the world of Tokyo's love hotels through self-portraits.
2014 Orphée Zen Foto Gallery · book
2018 S Zen Foto Gallery · book
2017 selfpolaroids Zen Foto Gallery · book
2024 Paris Iridescent Zen Foto Gallery · book

Exhibitions

2018 I'm only happy when I'm naked Ibasho Gallery, Antwerp · solo
2016 I'm only happy when I'm naked Taka Ishii Gallery Photography, Paris · solo
2020 The Story of S Museum Folkwang, Essen · solo
2021 Tokyo: Art & Photography Ashmolean Museum, Oxford · group
2016 Performing for the Camera Tate Modern, London · group
2012 REST 3000~ STAY 5000~ Zen Foto Gallery, Tokyo · solo

References

Tokyo Rumando. Zen Foto Gallery. 2026 link