MFA graduate, Kota Ishida, is among 48 photographers selected for the 167th edition of the Royal Photographic Society International Photograpahy Exhibition, hosted at Saatchi Gallery from 7 August - 11 September 2026.
“Being selected for IPE 167 this year is both a tremendous honour and a feeling of completing a beautiful circle. I am truly delighted to be part of the exhibition.” – Kota
Kota will be showing his ‘Receipt’ series. It consists of layered works that combine shopping receipts with photographs to reveal individual lives and exposing the social contexts embedded within everyday life.
Through the universal act of eating, receipts as traces of consumption reflect our ways of living and the structures of contemporary capitalism.
Kota
“I hope audiences will reflect on the role that images play within society and the ways in which they influence our understanding of ourselves and others.” Kota
Receiving this award coincides with an important transition in my life, as my two-year Graduate Visa comes to an end and I begin a new chapter in London as an artist on the Global Talent Visa. It feels like a significant turning point in my career.
Kota
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