Words are, in fact, something very concrete. By listening closely to the call of the white-cheeked starling and taking up once more the written language that had become unusable to me, I attempted to capture the bird’s concrete “words” in another form. This act stands as a starting point for an “big idea” about how human beings can relate to the world.
Lives and works in Kyoto, Japan. With an interest in phenomena where objects and humans intertwine, he engages in the practice of participating in objects with others through various approaches such as drawing, picking up, and walking. He was a researcher for the Rohm Theatre Kyoto Research Program in 2022 and recipient of the Pola Foundation overseas research fellowship (England and Iceland, 2015). Solo exhibitions include those at The Triangle, Kyoto Kyocera Museum of Art (2022), Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation (London, 2017), AISHONANZUKA (Hong Kong 2016), Ohara Museum of Art (Okayama, 2009), Shiseido Gallery (Tokyo, 2008), ARCO Solo Project (Madrid, 2008).
