Artists

It is well known that there are several large (Class I) rivers in Gifu Prefecture flowing into the sea, with numerous bridges over them. It can thus be said that Gifu benefits far more from bridges than do other locales. Building a bridge over a large river is no easy task. The challenge of doing so can be felt even when building a bridge over a small river, considering the importance of providing a structure that allows people to come and go freely over a river and the water to continue flowing without hindrance. A bridge represents a material presence that is essential for the passage of people and goods, and the act of “bridging” means linking two sides, filling the gap between them. It implies the effort of one trying not to be estranged from the other. The metaphorical expression of “serving as a bridge” is often used in reference to interpersonal relationships. Perhaps there are indeed bridges between people whose shapes are invisible. I feel that the spread of virtual reality, which the COVID pandemic has accelerated, has placed us on the verge of giving up on the material reality of “real” phenomena, and that this is a detour we are making because the bridges are collapsing. Without these bridges, numerous cultural zones that are strangers to one another would emerge, like long and narrow strips of land divided by rivers. In this work, I hope to present the shapes of these bridges.

Awards received

2016

Grand Prix, Rokko Meets Art/Art Walk 2016 (Hyogo Prefecture)

2019

Excellence Award/Audience Award, Tokyo Midtown Awards 2019 (Tokyo)

Main exhibition

2014

Kizugawa Art 2014, Former Nishitani Residence (Kyoto Prefecture)

2015

Masutomi-yama Art 2015, Former Masutomi Middle School (Yamanashi Prefecture)

2013－2016

Kosugemura Project, Kosuge Village (Yamanashi Prefecture)

2017

Double-faced Corner Single-Road Landscape, 53 Art Museum (Guangzhou, China)

2015・2017

Nakanojo Biennale, Nakanojo Town (Gunma Prefecture)

2016・2017

Rokko Meets Art/Art Walk, Mt. Rokko (Hyogo Prefecture)

2017

The 20th Abiko International Open-Air Art Exhibition, National Route 356 Causeway (Chiba Prefecture)

2018

Art Islands TOKYO 2018, Former Habu Primary School (Tokyo)

2019

Solo Exhibition "Shapes of stress," Over the Border (Tokyo)

2019

Tokyo Midtown Award 2019, Tokyo Midtown Roppongi (Tokyo)

2020・2017

Arts Saitama/Kitamachi Festa, Plaza North (Saitama Prefecture)

2018・2019・2021

Art Viewing OME, Ome Municipal Museum of Art (Tokyo)

2022

Roppongi Art Night 2022, Tokyo Midtown Roppongi (Tokyo)