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Lives and works between London and Tokyo.

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Education

2013 - 2015 PhD Craft Metal Casting, Tokyo University of the Arts

2011 - 2013 MA Sculpture, Royal College of Art, London
2007 - 2009 MA Craft Metal Casting, Tokyo University of the Arts
2003 - 2007 BA Craft Metal Casting, Tokyo University of the Arts

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Solo exhibitions

2024 'Blooming at the end of the world' Akara contemporary, Mumbai, India

2023 'Excess of Desire', gallery rosenfed, London, UK

2022 'Relativity of the thing', MAHO KUBOTA GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan

2021 'Rhizome', Piero Atchugarry Gallery, Miami, US

2019 Solo presentation, ZONAMACO, Mexico City, Mexico

         'Scope of a Utopia', rin art association, Takasaki, Japan

2018 'A Mirage of Ruins', gallery rosenfeld, London, UK

2017 Solo presentation, Untitled, Miami, US

2016 'the Tower', LOKO GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan

2015 'Post-apocalypse', Daiwa Foundation, London, UK

2009 'Layer', B - gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2008 'Excursion', Ai Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

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Group Exhibitions (selected)

2024 'towards the light', gallery rosenfeld, London

         Tokyo Gendai, Tokyo, Japan

         'the same sky', Civiero art gallery, Diano Castello, Italy

         India Art Fair, Dehli, India

         ZONAMACO, Mexico City, Mexico

2023 '10 years', Piero Atchugarry Gallery, Miami, US

         West Bound, Shanghai, China

         Artissima, Turin, Italy

         'Japan: Myths to Manga', Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK

         'Constellation ♯03', rin art association, Takasaki, Japan

         Tokyo Gendai, Tokyo, Japan

         'LET ME TELL YOU A STORY', Akara Contemporary, Mumbai, India

         Art Brussels, Belgium

         Art Basel Hong Kong, China

         'Connected through Time', Freude by BMW, Tokyo, Japan

         ARCO, Madrid, Spain

2022 Duo presentation, The Armory Show, New York, US

         Art Brussels, Belgium

         Art Dubai, UAE

2021 Untitled, Miami, US

         Artissima, Turin, Italy

         'Inspirations from the ancients', gallery rosenfeld, London

         'Frenetic Standstill', Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, Italy

         'Spring Show', MAHO KUBOTA GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan

         Art Fair Tokyo, Japan

2020 'Constellation ♯01', rin art association, Takasaki, Japan

         'Beween the Forceps and the Stone', gallery rosenfeld, London

2019 Untitled, Miami, US

         'Second Hand', Jameel Arts Centre, UAE

         'Materia', rosenfeld porcini gallery, London

         Duo presentation, Art Dubai, UAE

2018 'I Say Yesterday, You Hear Tomorrow. Visions from Japan' Gallerie delle Prigioni Imago

         Mundi Luciano Benetton Collection, Treviso, Italy

         'Childhood another bananaday for the dream-fish', Palais de Tokyo, Paris

         Art Fair Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

         'Artist Social Reproduction', Kyoto City University of Arts @kcua, Japan

2017 'Combining Materials', rosenfeld porcini gallery, London

         'After the Deluge', Sala Convegni di S. Apollonia, Venice

         'echo of the echos', Seibu Shibuya Art Gallery, Japan

         'Opening group show', rin art association, Japan

2016 'Across the Divide', rosenfeld porcini gallery, London

         'NEO NIPPONICA', Victoria and Albert Museum, London

2015 'Sculpture in the City London – Civic Trust Award project – ', Bury Court, London

         '3331 Art Fair 2015 -Various Collector's Prizes-', 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo

2014 'Tokyo University of the Arts Doctoral Program Final Exhibition', The University Art Museum, Tokyo 

         'Art International By the Waterside', Istanbul 

         'sound and vision', rosenfeld porcini gallery, London

         'Organisms of Control', Pinsent Masons, London

         'Four Sights', Azabujuban Gallery, Tokyo

2013 'Royal College of Art Degree Show 2013', RCA, London

         'Void Open Call 2013', Void Art Gallery, London
2012 '​Interim Show', RCA, London
2010 '​SICF11', Aoyama Spiral Hall, Tokyo
       ​ '​Binabi Exhibition', Mori Arts Centre Gallery, Tokyo　　　 
         'Transformation', Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
2009 '​International Exhibition 2009', Daegu University, Daegu
2008 '​International Metal Exhibition', Beijing
         'Imocolle', Tennouzu Central Tower', Tokyo
2007 'The 4th Sano Renaissance Exhibition', Sano Culture Centre, Tochigi

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​Awards and Grants

2017 Grant for the exhibition 'Artist Social Reproduction', Nomura Foundation

2008 Ataka Prize, Tokyo University Arts
2007 The Government of Tokyo Prize
2006 Haruji Naitou Prize, Tokyo University of the Arts

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Public Collection

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK

GATEAU FEST HARADA, Japan

Bee'ah, Sharjah, UAE

Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, UAE

Centre Point, London, UK

27 Motimer Street, London, UK

Ogi Kankou Ltd., Sado, Japan

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Residency Programme

2017 The Vannucci Artist Residency, Italy ​



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Teaching and Research

2018 Artist Talk, Kyoto City University of Arts @kcua, Japan

2016 Artist Talk, LOKO GALLERY, Tokyo

2015 Artist Talk, Daiwa Foundation, London

2014 Artist Talk, Pinsent Masons, London

         Artist Talk, Azabujuban Gallery, Tokyo

2013 Artist Talk, Void Art Gallery, London

2010 Restoration of 'Woman' statue made by Morie Ogiwara, Tokyo National Museum

2009 Teaching Assistant, Craft Department, Tokyo University of the Arts 



​Press and publications

2024 Interview, MASH, August

2023 Feature in Art Collectors', Sptember

         Feature in Yanko Design, September

         Interview, The RIBA Journal, August

         Feature in COLOSAL, August

         Feature in TrendHunter, July

         Feature in Prime Planet, July

         Feature in ICON magazine, June

         COLLECT, art magazine, cover page, April

         Feature in ArtReview

2022 Feature in ARTRANDOM, April

         Feature in art likeyou network, April

2021 Feature in Coaxmagazine

2019 Feature in Gulf News, 28, September

         Feature in ART news, 26, July

2018 Feature in Pen Magazine International, May

         Interview, PLART STORY, May

         Feature in Art Collectors', April, p32

         Feature in Kyoto, Iwate, Kohoku, Chugoku, Akita, Okinawa, Kumamoto newspaper company

2017 Feature in Artsy, 5 December

         Interview, Collectible DRY magazine

2016 Feature in Tokyo Weekender, December, p40

         Feature in BRUTUS, 15, October, p78

         Feature in SEEN, 25 May

2015 Interview, Wall Street International, 19 October

         Feature in The Independent, 2, October

         Interview, Japan Update Weekly, 21 May

2014 Feature in the Financial Times (printed and online, UK), 21 November 

         Feature in Timeless Travels, Summer 2014 issue, p76

         Television Interview, State Magazine, summer 2014

2013 Feature in The Independent, 18 June, p22