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Ari Salomon is a fine art photographer working in San Francisco.

Recent Exhibitions

Burn Line at Nohga Hotel Kyoto — KG+ / GOJO+ Award
Luminous at KG+ Kyoto, with Samurai Foto
A Measure of Uncertainty at Harvey Milk Photo Center
Change at the Magnes Collection
Pingyao International Photography Festival

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Burn Line featured in Forbes and J
“Lasting Evidence”: featured in Professional Photographer magazine
Float Magazine Instagram Takeover

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Burn Line at Nohga Hotel Kyoto — KG+ / GOJO+ Award
April 18–May 17, 2026 Open everyday, 11am-5pm
Luminous at KG+ Kyoto, with Samurai Foto
4/21–5/3, 12–7pm (Opening: 4/22, 5-7pm)

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@noramoji refers to the unique, hand-painted, and

@noramoji refers to the unique, hand-painted, and slightly unpolished typography found on the signs of old, independent Japanese storefronts, particularly those from the Showa era. this is not exactly lettering, but I’m so excited about learning this new term that I’m looking through my old photos…

Tour of my exhibition in Kyoto. 7min. There are lo

Tour of my exhibition in Kyoto. 7min. There are longer and shorter tours on my YouTube channel.
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アリ・サロモン｜ Ari Salomon

NOHGA HOTEL KIYOMIZU KYOTO

Open: 4/18-5/17, 2026

details at: AriSalomon.com
Burn Line is a meditation on loss, resilience, and transformation in the wake of California’s wildfires.

Using a process I call Pyrotype, photographic images are CNC-engraved into wood and then transformed through controlled burning into solid charcoal. Each piece becomes both image and relic—a fusion of photography, sculpture, and memory—objects literally forged by fire, embodying how trauma alters what remains.

I created these pieces in collaboration with fire survivors. Together we looked at photographs of objects they lost in the fires. Then we worked together to tell a story about what was meaningful and what was lost.

Alongside these collaborations, I also include my own black-and-white photographs of the fire’s aftermath, reflecting on destruction and renewal through my own lens.
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Today is Sunday and the last day of the festival h

Today is Sunday and the last day of the festival has arrived. Exhibition is open from 11 to 5. @nohgahotel.kiyomizu @kgplus

BURN LINE NOHGA HOTEL KIYOMIZU KYOTO @nohgahotel.k

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NOHGA HOTEL KIYOMIZU KYOTO @nohgahotel.kiyomizu
EXHIBITION #29 @kgplus

JÖTÖSHIKI
(ROOF-RAISING CEREMONY)
上棟式
A traditional Japanese ceremony held after a building’s framework is complete.
It expresses gratitude to those who built it, shows respect for the land, and prays for the safety, stability, and well-being of the people who will live and gather there.
This ofuda (paper talisman) from a local shrine is placed within the structure as a blessing-inviting protection and harmony as the home’s life begins.

REBUILDING WITH CARE
In the wake of fire, rebuilding is more than construction-it is a return.
Jötöshiki reminds us that every structure begins with respect for the land and hope for a safe future.
This exhibition space, too, is a temporary frame for healing— a place to honor what was lost, and to imagine what can grow.

I was so glad to include a few ritual elements in my installation.

B1F GALLERY
LAST WEEK!
EXHIBITION ENDS MAY 17 SUNDAY

ABOUT JOTOSHIKI EMI
Also called jotosai, this roof-raising ceremony celebrates the completion of a building’s framework. It gives thanks, honors the land, and prays for the building’s safety and the well-being of all who will dwell within.

I made my own “Sekimori-ishi” using leftover charc

I made my own “Sekimori-ishi” using leftover charcoal (failed Pyrotypes). The goal was simply to discourage visitors from trying to walk around the house. Nothing to see back there.... it was a fun last minute improvisation.
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アリ・サロモン｜ Ari Salomon
NOHGA HOTEL KIYOMIZU KYOTO
ロビー／メディテーションルーム
Lobby / Meditation Room (B1F)
Open: 4/18-5/17
Everyday 11:00-17:00
details at: AriSalomon.com (Link In bio)

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Healing through water and healing through fire. M

Healing through water and healing through fire.

My solo exhibition in Kyoto ends this weekend. If you’re in town, you’re invited to come check it out - open 11 to 5 daily. Check out the video tour on my YouTube channel-I made tours of a handful of other exhibitions in the festival. While you’re at the hotel, check out the wonderful bakery in the lobby, my favorite item was the Matcha white chocolate scone. @cicon_by_nohgahotel @nohgahotel.kiyomizu @kgplus @gojo_plus
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At the heart of the “Burn Line” installation is a

At the heart of the “Burn Line” installation is a Suikinkitsu, a traditional Japanese acoustic device. The room is designed around it, and I was told I could cover it up with photographs, but I wanted to highlight it as the “hearth” of the house. To deepen the themes of transition and mourning, I surrounded this stone basin with carbonized wood and ritual charcoal, creating a somber, grounding centerpiece for the room. The installation invites you to sit and reflect on the material journey from wood to ash while listening to the delicate, subterranean echoes of the water koto. It’s designed as a kind of healing object around water and my work is a kind of healing object around fire so they compliment one another.

The exhibition is a meditation on process and loss, and I would love for you to experience it before it closes.

• Location: Nohga Hotel Kiyomizu Kyoto
• Exhibition: #29 (Gojō+ Award winner)
• Final Day: May 17th, 2026
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An ocean of selfies. Thank you to all my kyotograp

An ocean of selfies. Thank you to all my kyotographie friends for another great festival. My exhibition is up for one more week for anyone who is still in Kyoto. @nohgahotel.kiyomizu @gojo_plus

K7 JULIETTE AGNEL “The Scent of Light” Yuhisai Kou

K7 JULIETTE AGNEL “The Scent of Light” Yuhisai Koudoukan - opens early - 09:30–16:30

This was an amazing exhibition in a beautiful beautiful building that actually has two tea rooms (in two styles @urasenke) in it. For an extra fee, they serve Matcha in the tea room. It’s not a full Tea Ceremony where they make the tea in front of you but it’s a mini Tea experience with a custom-made wagashi confectionary that was made just for the show and matches the aesthetics of the artist’s photographs. The photographs are beautiful, but the context of the exhibition design adds so much to the experience and of course that’s one of the greatest strengths of the kyotographie festival.

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