Kunio Iwaya

Born in Tokyo in 1943. A graduate of the University of Tokyo and its graduate school. A scholar of French literature, art critic, travel writer, photographer, and professor emeritus at Meiji Gakuin University. Since meeting Shuzo Takiguchi and Tatsuhiko Shibusawa in 1963, he has maintained close friendships with them while continuing his research and practice of Surrealism. In addition to editing and writing the commentary for the complete works and translations of Tatsuhiko Shibusawa, he has also supervised three Tatsuhiko Shibusawa exhibitions, compiling his vast collection of essays and memoirs into the five-volume "Collection of Essays on Tatsuhiko Shibusawa." His major works include "What is Surrealism?", "Forest and Art," "Travel and Art," and many others. His major translations include Breton's "Nadja" and "The Surrealist Manifesto/The Melting Fish," Ernst's "The Hundred-Headed Woman," and Daumal's "The Mountain of Analogy." Recently, he has also been busy with lectures and solo photography exhibitions.

In recent years, she has expanded her creative activities beyond writing, continuing to express herself energetically through lectures and solo photography exhibitions.