Hayashi Kenrou Uragami

A self-published photobook by Taiwanese photographer Lin Xuanlang.
A small-circulation collection of works, with only 30 copies produced. It captures scenes, people, and fragments of the city encountered in daily life.

The title "Urakagami" (meaning "back mirror" or "hidden mirror") evokes the sensation of peering behind the image reflected in a mirror. Fleeting expressions of people passing by on the street, the accidental arrangement of objects, inexplicable feelings of discomfort or attraction—the continuity of these elements creates a visual stroll throughout the entire book.

Conscious seeing and unconscious perceiving. The collection of photographs, developed to explore the boundaries between these two, does not tell a clear story but rather evokes fragmented memories and sensations.

As you turn the pages, coincidence and inevitability intersect, making you feel anew the不思議さ (mystery/wonder) of the photographic medium.

[Title] Urakagami
[Publisher] Self-published
[Publication Date] 2016
[Pages]
[Size] Approx. ***mm / ***g
[Format] Softcover
[Language] Chinese, Japanese
[Title Reading] URAKAGAMI
[Author/Editor, etc.] Lin Xuanlang / Author
[Printing] -
[ISBN] None
[Condition] Used, signed [10] Excellent
[Accessories] None
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Lin Xuanlang (Lin Xuanlang) 1987-

Born in Taipei, Taiwan. Photographer.

After graduating from the Department of Information Management at Far East University, he studied photography at Osaka Visual Arts College. He continues to create works focusing on chance and visual experience, with urban spaces and fragments of daily life as his themes.

In 2016, he received the TIVAC Photography Award Jury Prize for "V.F. Planetary System – Imagination of Space by Vegetable and Fruit." In the same year, "Taipei No Goodbye" was selected for the Young Portfolio Acquisitions (YP2016) at the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, and his work was acquired for permanent collection.

In 2020, he held the solo exhibition "Taipei No Goodbye." In recent years, based in Taiwan, he continues to participate in photography exhibitions and art projects.Member of "VACUUM GALLERY" (Osaka).

Major awards include the TIVAC Photography Award Jury Prize and selection for the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts Young Portfolio Acquisitions. In 2025, he received the Photo One Portfolio Review Exhibition Special Award.

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