The Chronicles of Kyoto
Inspired by Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, JR’s Chronicles series imagines how an entire city can be represented through art.In the fall of 2024, JR and his team moved their nomadic photo studio around Kyoto inviting passers-by to have their portraits taken and stories recorded. The result is a highly realistic photographic mural that captures the stories of 505 people, that offers a window into the social dynamics and paradoxes in Kyoto and will be revealed at KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival in April 2025.
The Chronicles of Kyoto is installed in Kyoto Station, and is the main feature of the exhibition "Printing the Chronicles of Kyoto" presented inside the former printing plant of Kyoto Shimbun, from April 12 to May 11, 2025.
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A PROJECT BY JR
With KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival
JR TEAM
- Executive Producer
- Marc Azoulay
- Producers
- Valentin Crépain, Luana Saltiel
- Creative Director
- Camille Pajot
- Digitechs
- Melvyn Bonnaffé, Rick Rose
- Tech & Set Coordinator
- Takao Shiraishi
- Cultural Advisor
- Sara Aiko Coe
- Photographic Post-Production
- Fabien Barrau
- Audio Editing
- Eyal Levy
- Retoucher
- Alison Baldo
- App Mapping & Content Management
- Jaime Scatena
JAPANESE TEAM
- KYOTOGRAPHIE Co-Founders & Co-Directors
- Yusuke Nakanishi, Lucille Reyboz
- Project Manager
- Reiko Konishi
- Location Manager
- Aki Miyake
- Technical Manager
- Takumi Irie
- Clapper
- Kaho Domae
- Interviewers
- Keiko Arima, Yui Mihara, Ayaka Ito
- Production assistants
- Swann Dugit-Grebat, Yoshiumi Haruki, Asako Kobayashi, Junko Miyazaki, Michiko Nishida, Eden Prince, Saki Sahara
- Runners & Camper Supervisors
- Hiroyuki Mochida, Akihisa Suzuki
- Lighting
- Yuji Ikemoto, Yusuke Onishi, Akio Yamanaka
- Equipment truck
- Nippon Salvage Service
- Catering
- Azusa Matsushima
- Exhibition Managers
- Ulysse Pantel, Riho Shishido
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TEAM
- Film Director
- Shuma Jan
- Cinematographer
- Kazuoki Yasugi
- Sound Recordist
- Yu Nanjo
- Original Music, Sound Design & Audio Mix
- Eiji John Infante Mitsuta
- Audio Post-Production Manager
- Haruka Yamada
The team would like to warmly thank the 505 participants of the mural.
This project would not have been possible without the help of Lynne and Marc Benioff, Cendrine Dominguez and Jean-Christophe Kerdelhué, and Salesforce.
The Chronicles of Kyoto came to life through the active collaboration of JR’s studio: Émile Abinal, Julie Bergon, Marco Berrebi, Quentin Besnard, Matthieu Botrel, Mauve Chalandon, Laura Da Cunha, Damariz Damken, Aymeric Gâcon, Laura Henochsberg, Émile Herlemont, Maud Malfettes, Soizic Marceau, Carmen Lawrence, Marie Planel, Marie-Dominique Plumejeau, Camille Rousselet, Simon Sabotier, Élodie Terracciano.
JR is represented by PERROTIN, PACE GALLERY, Galleria Continua, Galeria Nara Roesler, and Simon Studer Art
DIGITAL EDITION
- Co-Production
- Matej Balantic
- Co-Production
- Alan Sternberg
Tap on a person to listen to their story. You can also move around and zoom.