Lucille Reyboz discovered her passion for photography in West Africa, where she spent part of her childhood. She first visited Japan with the Malian singer Salif Keita, who was performing in an opera by Sakamoto Ryūichi. As a portrait photographer, she has worked for various music labels such as Blue Note Records and Verve Records. Her images have been exhibited internationally and published in several photobooks. Lucille now lives and works in Kyoto, where she co-founded the Kyotographie festival (2013) and the Kyotophonie Borderless Music Festival (2023).
Yusuke Nakanishi is a lighting artist and lighting director whose work takes him all over the world. Drawing on memories, he uses light and shadow as his expressive medium. Yusuke has worked as a lighting director for feature films, stages, music concerts and fashion shows. He also created the object series Eatable Lights. His installations have been exhibited internationally, including in Paris and at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. In 2013, he co-founded the Kyotographie festival together with Lucille Reyboz, followed by the Kyotophonie music festival in 2023.
