Artists

Online shopping has become an ordinary daily act, spreading greatly during the recent pandemic. Many people’s homes are now filled with cardboard boxes from online shopping websites. Some shop to enrich their lives, while others do so to fill their needs. One ironic consequence of this act is the invasion of our living spaces by cardboard boxes. One of them is expanding day by day, occupying an ever larger space as if to sneer at us. The delivered goods are stuck to the floor. So the empty space inside the growing box also expands limitlessly. The gap between rich and poor and between suppliers and consumers expands more and more, accelerating the loss of balance in the world. This work is presented to allow visitors to experience the phenomenon of a sinking society with their senses. Perhaps inside they can find salvation in a ray of light coming from “heaven” (the top side of the box).

1965

Born in Aichi Prefecture

1986

Graduated Faculty of Art and Design, Tama Art University

Commenced artistic production after working in a construction company; represenative works include Nude T-shirt Project, Zipper Series, and Giant Balloon Series; held solo and collective shows and also exhibited in public spaces and at artistic events and museums.

Awards received

2003

Encouragement Award, Kirin Art Awards 2003 (Tokyo)

2007

Grand Prix, Odawara City Street Art Competition (Kanagawa)

2015

Second Place, Rokko Meets Art Awards (Hyogo)

2020

Jury's Award and Fujimori Terunobu Award, AAIC 2020 (Gifu)

Main exhibition

2010

No Man’s Land at the former Embassy of France annex (Tokyo)

2014

Sapporo Art Stage (Hokkaido)

2021

Kakegawa Chaennale 2020+1 (Shizuoka)