https://www.liehsugai.com Lieh Sugai Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:30:37 +0000 https://www.liehsugai.com en https://liehsugai.com/Index Thu, 23 Feb 2023 07:59:18 +0000 Lieh Sugai https://liehsugai.com/Index <img width="2000" height="1441" width_o="2000" height_o="1441" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1067f627580e2dfb543c6233e4cf0d5ab2ad9c3effb72e023b029279adc1da97/WEBSITE-2020_THUMB_BBT-1.jpg" data-mid="169650858" border="0" alt="BELOW THE BIG TOP" data-caption="BELOW THE BIG TOP" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1067f627580e2dfb543c6233e4cf0d5ab2ad9c3effb72e023b029279adc1da97/WEBSITE-2020_THUMB_BBT-1.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1441" width_o="2000" height_o="1441" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a860731d03540aa4fb65737dd4f73a2706b73b5920abfdd8ad643739df5d53ff/WEBSITE-2020_THUMB_VC.jpg" data-mid="169650916" border="0" alt="VIDEO COLLAGE" data-caption="VIDEO COLLAGE" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a860731d03540aa4fb65737dd4f73a2706b73b5920abfdd8ad643739df5d53ff/WEBSITE-2020_THUMB_VC.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1441" width_o="2000" height_o="1441" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/373bdd41c9bca90f32192604e1a82a50e18fa685d0ba8c6df25a5be15e473b7b/WEBSITE-2020_THUMB_FN.jpg" data-mid="169650859" border="0" alt="FINDING NEPTUNE" data-caption="FINDING NEPTUNE" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/373bdd41c9bca90f32192604e1a82a50e18fa685d0ba8c6df25a5be15e473b7b/WEBSITE-2020_THUMB_FN.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1441" width_o="2000" height_o="1441" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3e6ae33e42fd515b0d4d6e025435053e0dbf5fd1e50e3449c257dd78e974a90/WEBSITE-2020_THUMB_IZUMO-1.jpg" data-mid="234149083" border="0" alt="WHERE MYRIAD CLOUDS ASCEND" data-caption="WHERE MYRIAD CLOUDS ASCEND" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f3e6ae33e42fd515b0d4d6e025435053e0dbf5fd1e50e3449c257dd78e974a90/WEBSITE-2020_THUMB_IZUMO-1.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1441" width_o="2000" height_o="1441" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/923cc045d73be6ad4d7e6658454e450ede60c166156eef3c1b3161eb832962bd/OPENING-7.jpg" data-mid="234159794" border="0" alt="KAIKOU" data-caption="KAIKOU" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/923cc045d73be6ad4d7e6658454e450ede60c166156eef3c1b3161eb832962bd/OPENING-7.jpg" /> https://liehsugai.com/Izumo-1 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:45:55 +0000 Lieh Sugai https://liehsugai.com/Izumo-1 <img width="720" height="600" width_o="720" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eec88cfa828ae50fa0470877fc1486624e2fa58819ecddd0cc7eaf931bb1f128/LiehSugai_WMCA_01.jpg" data-mid="234149384" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/eec88cfa828ae50fa0470877fc1486624e2fa58819ecddd0cc7eaf931bb1f128/LiehSugai_WMCA_01.jpg" /> WHERE MYRIAD CLOUDS ASCEND Where Myriad Clouds Ascend is a photographic series that explores my ancestral roots and the rituals that shape cultural memory. Through photography and video collage, I examine memory as a shared, fluid entity—one that shifts across time, events, and geography. As a Japanese immigrant living in America for over 25 years, I inhabit a dual perspective that continually questions the notion of “home” and its evolving meaning. This duality informs my practice, allowing me to investigate identity, cultural belonging, and the ephemeral nature of recollection. Following the loss of my parents, I returned to Izumo province, Japan—the resting place of my ancestors and a region steeped in mythology and ancient customs—to reconnect with the traditions that shaped my lineage. My journey led me to Mihonoseki, a sacred port town where I witnessed a community devoted to rituals symbolizing the death and rebirth of a god. Experiencing these ceremonies in the wake of personal grief deepened my understanding of impermanence and reincarnation, offering a profound acceptance of life’s transience. This series considers how cultural identity is preserved, fractured, and reshaped across time and distance. Through photographic and moving-image works, I seek to capture these fleeting moments of remembrance—bridging the personal and collective, the past and the present. <img width="600" height="720" width_o="600" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22057b9800315fb2942bb280e0568804662b2f058558a0afac320e3ae9a2a0ad/LiehSugai_WMCA_04.jpg" data-mid="234149387" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/22057b9800315fb2942bb280e0568804662b2f058558a0afac320e3ae9a2a0ad/LiehSugai_WMCA_04.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="2500" width_o="3000" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5cd85ab21c1ad5f5b6fcd6a171ec09b23ebc2b8c05dc5847c6b4188fd1eaace1/LiehSugai_WMCA_08.jpg" data-mid="234325203" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5cd85ab21c1ad5f5b6fcd6a171ec09b23ebc2b8c05dc5847c6b4188fd1eaace1/LiehSugai_WMCA_08.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="3000" width_o="2500" height_o="3000" 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src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/44ea27583d5683365b3bbffaed02dd2da9f1d5c664b2fb6f058b6971b30482d0/LiehSugai_WMCA_03.jpg" /> <img width="600" height="720" width_o="600" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18bdff89ef9449da3cf5ee823af43858c615e69308702c991cc8194c2553efdc/LiehSugai_WMCA_02.jpg" data-mid="234149385" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/18bdff89ef9449da3cf5ee823af43858c615e69308702c991cc8194c2553efdc/LiehSugai_WMCA_02.jpg" /> https://liehsugai.com/Kaikou Thu, 23 Feb 2023 07:59:19 +0000 Lieh Sugai https://liehsugai.com/Kaikou <img width="1600" height="1179" width_o="1600" height_o="1179" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/90ad56b5ba1f3f0b8491c7b193566559f61613d71a8f77dc8aaa1db401d51df8/LiehSugai_KAIKOU_01.jpg" data-mid="169709377" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/90ad56b5ba1f3f0b8491c7b193566559f61613d71a8f77dc8aaa1db401d51df8/LiehSugai_KAIKOU_01.jpg" /> KAIKOU KAIKOU (邂逅)—meaning “encounter” in Japanese—is a collected work of photographic images and chemigrams documenting my exploration of memory, identity, and the concept of "home." This series represents my personal journey of reconciling life between two homes, Japan and America, while reflecting on the ways memory can shape and redefine our sense of belonging. Developed over several years, the series emerged during a period of separation from Japan. I sought out subjects in America that resonated with memories of my homeland, using light and shadow to capture fragments of recollection. These fragments are woven into a visual pathway toward understanding the essence of "home." In creating KAIKOU, I blend film photography with historical photographic processes, such as the chemigram, to illuminate the transient and elusive qualities of memory. By integrating the analog sensibility of film with the experimental nature of chemigrams, I carefully shape light, chemicals, and photographic paper to create organic, textured visuals that reflect my encounters with fragmented and shifting recollections. Each image emerges through an intuitive process of experimentation, embracing the unpredictable interactions between materials to capture ephemeral moments that resonate with nostalgia and impermanence. While KAIKOU reflects a deep sense of nostalgia and longing for my birthplace, it transcends personal memory. It is a spiritual journey through a shifting landscape of recollection, where reality and illusion intertwine. In navigating this terrain of memory, I encounter both the past and present, ultimately discovering a profound sense of belonging. <img width="1179" height="1600" width_o="1179" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9377991830a265c0d24581dc1203783e9d7c19c45f29de3f0a957a5a87a45bf/LiehSugai_KAIKOU_02.jpg" data-mid="169709378" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9377991830a265c0d24581dc1203783e9d7c19c45f29de3f0a957a5a87a45bf/LiehSugai_KAIKOU_02.jpg" /> <img width="2211" height="3000" width_o="2211" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/23fc538770e4139be88db6451b7bc783cf5cc6196a8fe1d0efb4525846abce19/LiehSugai_KAIKOU_30.jpg" data-mid="235583258" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/23fc538770e4139be88db6451b7bc783cf5cc6196a8fe1d0efb4525846abce19/LiehSugai_KAIKOU_30.jpg" /> <img width="1179" height="1600" width_o="1179" height_o="1600" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e48e6c91c0ab48a5e95acbd45d562801f013b79c56bb6ab5c6dabca74bff0ba/LiehSugai_KAIKOU_15.jpg" data-mid="169709396" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6e48e6c91c0ab48a5e95acbd45d562801f013b79c56bb6ab5c6dabca74bff0ba/LiehSugai_KAIKOU_15.jpg" /> <img width="2211" height="3000" width_o="2211" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a32fd7d4a080c900eeb59f89065dfe9e9282d31bdc336a46bba5682175ff1d0e/LiehSugai_KAIKOU_32.jpg" data-mid="247604692" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a32fd7d4a080c900eeb59f89065dfe9e9282d31bdc336a46bba5682175ff1d0e/LiehSugai_KAIKOU_32.jpg" /> <img width="1179" height="1600" width_o="1179" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fd2c2c74b335303f014518c6ecfa225c35317afa73ddd3d5a50984a26f22cb3/LiehSugai_KAIKOU_20.jpg" data-mid="169709412" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5fd2c2c74b335303f014518c6ecfa225c35317afa73ddd3d5a50984a26f22cb3/LiehSugai_KAIKOU_20.jpg" /> https://liehsugai.com/Below-the-Big-Top-1 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:55:33 +0000 Lieh Sugai https://liehsugai.com/Below-the-Big-Top-1 <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/219b6fd7c4594c3e5311852ab596044b39317cb2e6443b168bad7d620f31fd15/LiehSugai_BBT_17.jpg" data-mid="184339851" border="0" alt="The tent in Pleasantville, Iowa. " data-caption="The tent in Pleasantville, Iowa. " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/219b6fd7c4594c3e5311852ab596044b39317cb2e6443b168bad7d620f31fd15/LiehSugai_BBT_17.jpg" /> BELOW THE BIG TOP The Culpepper &amp; Merriweather Great Combined Circus is a traditional, nomadic one-ring family circus that lives on the road eight months out of the year. Following a route through small towns, from the West Coast to mid-America, the close-knit troupe continues the tradition of the traveling circus. Unlike today’s overproduced theatrical mega-circuses, Culpepper &amp; Merriweather brings together small-town communities in village-style events that many families visit year after year. These photographs explore the lives of the performers and the circus community at large, “under the tent” and on the road. As a Japanese photographer living in America, I am interested in interrogating the cores of both of my cultures – cores that are permanent, unchanging, nostalgic, and in a mysterious way, true. Against the backdrop of our digital age, Culpepper &amp; Merriweather represents an unchanging core in American culture, occupying a nostalgic space that persists alongside the mainstream. <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d670259865d28482dac52ddb98be943c9cb7f4d3e9ced55ad3ea0bc712e46ae1/LiehSugai_BBT_01.jpg" data-mid="184339762" border="0" alt="Trapeze artist Miss Simone performs at the Culpepper &amp; Merriweather circus. Also a ring master and unicycle performer, she has been touring with the circus since 2003." data-caption="Trapeze artist Miss Simone performs at the Culpepper &amp; Merriweather circus. Also a ring master and unicycle performer, she has been touring with the circus since 2003." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d670259865d28482dac52ddb98be943c9cb7f4d3e9ced55ad3ea0bc712e46ae1/LiehSugai_BBT_01.jpg" /> <img width="970" height="1300" width_o="970" height_o="1300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/211f2c0befbf716ee6616cde6d137baef383bdee6b4941c40863fafcd4bbe490/LiehSugai_Portraits_Dave_1.jpg" data-mid="184341018" border="0" alt="David Bastian at the front gate. He started working for the Culpepper &amp; Merriweather Circus about 1985, whenever it came to Wisconsin." data-caption="David Bastian at the front gate. He started working for the Culpepper &amp; Merriweather Circus about 1985, whenever it came to Wisconsin." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/970/i/211f2c0befbf716ee6616cde6d137baef383bdee6b4941c40863fafcd4bbe490/LiehSugai_Portraits_Dave_1.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/410248328c267817c92f2877dd7373e2497c7820b9b5059a59735cd9369e7551/LiehSugai_BBT_08.jpg" data-mid="184339886" border="0" alt="Miss Natalie, the ringmaster, watches the performance behind the stage. She also presents her dogs as part of the show." data-caption="Miss Natalie, the ringmaster, watches the performance behind the stage. She also presents her dogs as part of the show." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/410248328c267817c92f2877dd7373e2497c7820b9b5059a59735cd9369e7551/LiehSugai_BBT_08.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/744f269d6a8129924bfbb65efe8078310820060c317ea934de8b919f626e3ead/LiehSugai_BBT_03.jpg" data-mid="184339882" border="0" alt="Miss Paulina at her &quot;Big &amp; Little&quot; show. She also performs in a unicycle act with her family as the Arlise Troupe. " data-caption="Miss Paulina at her &quot;Big &amp; Little&quot; show. She also performs in a unicycle act with her family as the Arlise Troupe. " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/744f269d6a8129924bfbb65efe8078310820060c317ea934de8b919f626e3ead/LiehSugai_BBT_03.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3146935a981edd20b22ce5bdb3a84bd0338bd2e5e0f4f4aa1270447d85d05c2/LiehSugai_BBT_02.jpg" data-mid="184339872" border="0" alt="The audience lines up outside the tent in Winneconne, Wisconsin." data-caption="The audience lines up outside the tent in Winneconne, Wisconsin." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3146935a981edd20b22ce5bdb3a84bd0338bd2e5e0f4f4aa1270447d85d05c2/LiehSugai_BBT_02.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/65396b337de023630886e7518f0f82c989390bf12a30117438ec59acd86e64a2/LiehSugai_BBT_07.jpg" data-mid="184339895" border="0" alt="Leo the Clown poses for a portrait backstage during the show." data-caption="Leo the Clown poses for a portrait backstage during the show." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/65396b337de023630886e7518f0f82c989390bf12a30117438ec59acd86e64a2/LiehSugai_BBT_07.jpg" /> <img width="970" height="1300" width_o="970" height_o="1300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62d05c1b8deba2b50a2b56ddb2006655cc36905eea21acdfd1edad2c7596fce6/LiehSugai_Portraits_MissSimone_04.jpg" data-mid="184340742" border="0" alt="Trapeze artist Miss Simone backstage in Oconto, Wisconsin, 2018." data-caption="Trapeze artist Miss Simone backstage in Oconto, Wisconsin, 2018." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/970/i/62d05c1b8deba2b50a2b56ddb2006655cc36905eea21acdfd1edad2c7596fce6/LiehSugai_Portraits_MissSimone_04.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/20839e3aa20a85a4dca456ab9bfd5f23a39b606395cafda8a7145672bd76bc0a/LiehSugai_BBT_06.jpg" data-mid="184339894" border="0" alt="Miss Paulina backstage before her &quot;Big &amp; Little&quot; show." data-caption="Miss Paulina backstage before her &quot;Big &amp; Little&quot; show." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/20839e3aa20a85a4dca456ab9bfd5f23a39b606395cafda8a7145672bd76bc0a/LiehSugai_BBT_06.jpg" /> <img width="970" height="1300" width_o="970" height_o="1300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0bc17d7a718e1dc6b7e2435bd525daba53ffeb25ad37e3acb9342a08a4087aa1/LiehSugai_Portraits_Trey_1.jpg" data-mid="184340756" border="0" alt="Owner and Big Cat Trainer Trey Key backstage in Oconto, Wisconsin, 2018." data-caption="Owner and Big Cat Trainer Trey Key backstage in Oconto, Wisconsin, 2018." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/970/i/0bc17d7a718e1dc6b7e2435bd525daba53ffeb25ad37e3acb9342a08a4087aa1/LiehSugai_Portraits_Trey_1.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bbf85bd15fa4a82a7055901916dce423e2f2e7f10e8c2955c11ced8019b85ee6/LiehSugai_BBT_19.jpg" data-mid="184339984" border="0" alt="Leo the Clown prepares for the act in his trailer." data-caption="Leo the Clown prepares for the act in his trailer." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bbf85bd15fa4a82a7055901916dce423e2f2e7f10e8c2955c11ced8019b85ee6/LiehSugai_BBT_19.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed9e276d9b8e1c206f375f2e0c4c64d6d5a6435a82cd5ba0e62188f6b422e5db/LiehSugai_BBT_46.jpg" data-mid="184340052" border="0" alt="Audience during the performance in Winneconne, Wisconsin." data-caption="Audience during the performance in Winneconne, Wisconsin." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed9e276d9b8e1c206f375f2e0c4c64d6d5a6435a82cd5ba0e62188f6b422e5db/LiehSugai_BBT_46.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31c432589206387273beb7d1d504c58539126249cfcbf60c7f1a9670bd412d6d/LiehSugai_BBT_40.jpg" data-mid="184340045" border="0" alt="Miss Paulina puts on makeup and prepares for the act in her trailer." data-caption="Miss Paulina puts on makeup and prepares for the act in her trailer." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/31c432589206387273beb7d1d504c58539126249cfcbf60c7f1a9670bd412d6d/LiehSugai_BBT_40.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f0943d91630bf9a30419f022e9203335d7aaa2cfbf11524c1a955a1cdc3d8f8e/LiehSugai_BBT_35.jpg" data-mid="184340040" border="0" alt="The circus poster appears on the window of a store in Baxter, Iowa." data-caption="The circus poster appears on the window of a store in Baxter, Iowa." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f0943d91630bf9a30419f022e9203335d7aaa2cfbf11524c1a955a1cdc3d8f8e/LiehSugai_BBT_35.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a31a296ba0e9d2775a8cf78101aafcae46d724e1ba4526e158a63432686aeef5/LiehSugai_BBT_14.jpg" data-mid="184339915" border="0" alt="The Perez Duo&ndash;Romario and his father Mamo&ndash;pose for a portrait outside the tent. They present &quot;The Wheel of Destiny&quot;." data-caption="The Perez Duo–Romario and his father Mamo–pose for a portrait outside the tent. They present &quot;The Wheel of Destiny&quot;." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a31a296ba0e9d2775a8cf78101aafcae46d724e1ba4526e158a63432686aeef5/LiehSugai_BBT_14.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c08f9d346cea546c77691615e7feeb22a02b2e9153b90ed8ac57498412425d2/LiehSugai_BBT_10.jpg" data-mid="184339905" border="0" alt="A scene from Winneconne, Wisconsin." data-caption="A scene from Winneconne, Wisconsin." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9c08f9d346cea546c77691615e7feeb22a02b2e9153b90ed8ac57498412425d2/LiehSugai_BBT_10.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d357ad63fc922e095a795a7a59ca29587dbf31e8a0c46dd66740ad5738bcd473/LiehSugai_BBT_05.jpg" data-mid="184339892" border="0" alt="Miss Georgia (left) and Belgica (right) chat before the show." data-caption="Miss Georgia (left) and Belgica (right) chat before the show." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d357ad63fc922e095a795a7a59ca29587dbf31e8a0c46dd66740ad5738bcd473/LiehSugai_BBT_05.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce1de0568972538335f3dbbf424f5ad436e491440578a67279a73d84377bb719/LiehSugai_BBT_12.jpg" data-mid="184339910" border="0" alt="Miss Natalie backstage between acts. " data-caption="Miss Natalie backstage between acts. " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce1de0568972538335f3dbbf424f5ad436e491440578a67279a73d84377bb719/LiehSugai_BBT_12.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9066bb888b4d647fa85970b6321b0af625570ef2122e18cbe74f24872f90f51/LiehSugai_BBT_21.jpg" data-mid="184340035" border="0" alt="Leo the Clown cheers up the audience between acts. He is one of the most popular performers and also serves as a tour guide during the morning tent raising." data-caption="Leo the Clown cheers up the audience between acts. He is one of the most popular performers and also serves as a tour guide during the morning tent raising." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a9066bb888b4d647fa85970b6321b0af625570ef2122e18cbe74f24872f90f51/LiehSugai_BBT_21.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/adacbe5f455791397860888872e19f31bf0bec4b0154b086a51c45f63fe0963f/LiehSugai_BBT_09.jpg" data-mid="184339902" border="0" alt="Trapeze artist Miss Simone backstage." data-caption="Trapeze artist Miss Simone backstage." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/adacbe5f455791397860888872e19f31bf0bec4b0154b086a51c45f63fe0963f/LiehSugai_BBT_09.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d53af0a3fb3c3022842f9c7673fa13c962db1300dfd344e63e3bba73c56e77de/LiehSugai_BBT_45.jpg" data-mid="184340049" border="0" alt="Mr. Ron, performer and creator of unicycle stage act &quot;The Arlise Troupe&quot;, watches the performance behind the stage. He performs with his three children Simone, Paulina, Noah and his niece Georgia." data-caption="Mr. Ron, performer and creator of unicycle stage act &quot;The Arlise Troupe&quot;, watches the performance behind the stage. He performs with his three children Simone, Paulina, Noah and his niece Georgia." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d53af0a3fb3c3022842f9c7673fa13c962db1300dfd344e63e3bba73c56e77de/LiehSugai_BBT_45.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9d81e648761200a9caa7779c2e55d5f5c8f9898a47fcefee92dad7d826471ae/LiehSugai_BBT_20.jpg" data-mid="184340031" border="0" alt="A night at the circus: the food truck. " data-caption="A night at the circus: the food truck. " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9d81e648761200a9caa7779c2e55d5f5c8f9898a47fcefee92dad7d826471ae/LiehSugai_BBT_20.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e0b965459b397d1ddf8b2a6fd1c7e495aa87f1ac7560d59dbcc9659467603ba0/LiehSugai_BBT_18.jpg" data-mid="184339940" border="0" alt="Child on a pony outside the tent in Brooklyn, Iowa." data-caption="Child on a pony outside the tent in Brooklyn, Iowa." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e0b965459b397d1ddf8b2a6fd1c7e495aa87f1ac7560d59dbcc9659467603ba0/LiehSugai_BBT_18.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96571695f70da300e0ccc34cac6e44df37a080ca82a6349b2612c3fffd26b2cd/LiehSugai_BBT_15.jpg" data-mid="184339923" border="0" alt="Workers pack up the tent after the show &ndash;the circus moves to the next destination." data-caption="Workers pack up the tent after the show –the circus moves to the next destination." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96571695f70da300e0ccc34cac6e44df37a080ca82a6349b2612c3fffd26b2cd/LiehSugai_BBT_15.jpg" /> https://liehsugai.com/Finding-Neptune-1 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:16:48 +0000 Lieh Sugai https://liehsugai.com/Finding-Neptune-1 <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c51d526e5e840aad33feb41fb4c0ccdfc3b97e33afe1209780541c0a04743595/LiehSugai_ConeyIsland_FN_35.jpg" data-mid="233683424" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c51d526e5e840aad33feb41fb4c0ccdfc3b97e33afe1209780541c0a04743595/LiehSugai_ConeyIsland_FN_35.jpg" /> FINDING NEPTUNE Coney Island seemed timeless and mysterious long before I saw it in person for the first time, only getting a glimpse of it in movies and magazines. When I came to New York and had a chance to photograph this unique stretch of land, my enchantment with it only became stronger. For over two decades, I have been exploring and documenting the space between Neptune Avenue and the Atlantic Ocean. I look at it with a lot of compassion since many generations of New Yorkers made it feel so special. It is a testament to their dreams of happiness and to their sorrow. <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dcfe7c1caa9d622fad17ab90364e4ad7d88d3c215cec2ac658753a39efde362c/LiehSugai_ConeyIsland_FN_01.jpg" data-mid="184347330" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dcfe7c1caa9d622fad17ab90364e4ad7d88d3c215cec2ac658753a39efde362c/LiehSugai_ConeyIsland_FN_01.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="1200" width_o="800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e8e0b9d678ce7814d4c6be3cebf57cb6314802eb3ba077e62a3633ab5d82f3a1/LiehSugai_ConeyIsland_FN_03.jpg" data-mid="184347358" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/e8e0b9d678ce7814d4c6be3cebf57cb6314802eb3ba077e62a3633ab5d82f3a1/LiehSugai_ConeyIsland_FN_03.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="1200" width_o="800" height_o="1200" 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src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4395818028faa91f3b391ddee0349760b4cfb434fea8c0e21c5d80919b6e7556/VIDEO-STILL_Thumb_SilentRiver.jpg" /> https://liehsugai.com/About Thu, 23 Feb 2023 07:59:19 +0000 Lieh Sugai https://liehsugai.com/About Japanese-born Lieh Sugai is a visual artist based in New York, specializing in photography and video. Her work explores the shared memories between people and places, reflecting on how they evolve through time, events, and cultural shifts. Drawing on her dual perspective as a Japanese immigrant living in America, she brings a distinct depth to her art. While studying Graphic Design at Pratt Institute, Lieh discovered a profound connection to photography, which soon became her primary means of navigating and conveying diverse cultural landscapes, seamlessly blending conceptual and documentary practices. She is the recipient of the 2025 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Photography and the 2024 En Foco Photography Fellowship. Her artist book KAIKOU was shortlisted for The Dummy Award 2026. Additionally, she was named a winner of the 2025 Premi Fotografia Femenina at InCadaqués Photo Festival and a finalist in the Penumbra Foundation 2024 Workspace Program. Her work has been exhibited at Foley Gallery in New York, as well as internationally at Les Rencontres d’Arles in France and 10 14 Gallery in London, with her photography also featured in The Washington Post and Fisheye Magazine. lieh@liehsugai.com ︎&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;CV AWARDS &amp; RECOGNITION 2026 The Dummy Award/The PhotoBookMuseum // Shortlist&nbsp; The APhF:26 Dummy Award/Athens Photo Festival // ShortlistSonntag Grant for Photography // Shortlist 2025 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Recipient in Photography InCadaqués Photo Festival // Premi Fotografia Femenina Winner 2024 En Foco 2024 Photography Fellowship Recipient Penumbra Foundation 2024 Workspace Program // NYC-Based Finalist 2023 British Journal of Photography + OpenWalls Arles // Winner 2022 Palm* Photo Prize 2022 // Finalist 2021 Review Santa Fe 100 Photographers 2021 // Premier Juried Portfolio Review Belfast Photo Festival 2021 // Shortlist SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2026 The Dummy Award Shortlisted Titles World Tour // Cologne, Arles, Barcelona (Upcoming) Handmade Photobook Exhibition // Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA 2025 InCadaqués Photo Festival // Cadaqués, Spain Wish You Were Here // A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 42nd Center Annual // Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX Spring Photo Show // Brooklyn Grain, Brooklyn, NY 2024 Members Gallery 2024 // Penumbra Foundation, New York, NY inQuiete Festival // Rome, ItalyEn Foco Fellowship Group Exhibition // WallWorks Gallery, Bronx, NY Photoville Festival // Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY Correspondence // Baxter St at Camera Club NY, New York, NY 2023 OpenWalls Arles // Galerie Huit Arles, Arles, FrancePhotobook As Object // Reminders Photography Stronghold, Tokyo, JapanPhotobook As Object // Kyoto Paperoles/Kyotographie Photo Festival, Kyoto, Japan 2022 Palm* Photo Prize Exhibition // 10 14 Gallery, London, England 2018 The Family of No Man, Cosmos // Les Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France 2017 Analog vs. Digital // Foley Gallery, New York, NYAround the World in 80 Days // Mart Photography Center, Yekaterinburg, Russia Day/Night // Pratt Institute CCPS Gallery, New York, NY 2016 The Last March Hare // Rabbithole Gallery, Brooklyn, NY PUBLICATIONS 2025 Musée Magazine //&nbsp;KaikouFisheye Magazine // Kaikou 2024 Nueva Luz // Kaikou 2022 Lenscratch // Kaikou Fisheye Magazine // Kaikou Fraction Magazine // Kaikou 2021 C41 Magazine // Kaikou Phases Magazine // Kaikou The Washington Post, In Sight // Below the Big Top 2020 Float Photo Magazine // Below the Big Top 2018 L'œil de la photographie // Below the Big Top ARTIST RESIDENCY 2026 VSW Project Space Residency, Rochester, NY (Upcoming) ARTIST TALK 2024 En Foco 2024 Photography Fellowship, Bronx, NY 2023 RPS Kyoto Paperoles/Kyotographie Photo Festival, Kyoto, Japan 2022 Reminders Photography Stronghold, Tokyo, Japan AFFILIATIONS 2024 White Columns Curated Artist Registry 2022 Diversify Photo &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2021 Women Photograph EDUCATION 2019 School of Visual Arts, New York, NY 2016 International Center of Photography, New York, NY 2000 AA—Graphic Design, Pratt Institute, New York, NY &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1993 BS—Economics, Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan