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Profile
Born in 1978.
Graduated Interfaculty Initiative in
Information Studies Graduate School of the University of Tokyo.
In 1998 makes debut with "Bombastic Melancholy" series.
In 2003 Artist in Residence "Big Rock Candy Mountain"
The Banff Centre (Canada) supported by The Japan Foundation.
In 2006 Artist in Residence
Estonian artists association(Estonia),camac(France) supported by The Nomura Cultural Foundation.
In 2007-8 stay in New York(USA) supported by Asian Culutural Council
Published novels called "Never Soap Land" (2001/Published by Kawade Shobo
Shisha.)
and "See you on the bombing Day" (2002/Published by MAGAZINEHOUSE)
Published comic book called "The End and the Beginning"(2006/Published
by MAGAZINEHOUSE)
AWARDS AND PRIZES
1999. Won the "Mito Mayor's Prize" at Mito Short Film & Video
Festival (Japan)
2000. Won prize at NTT Comic Online Contest (Japan)
2003. nominated The 6th Taro Okamoto Memorial Award for Contemporary Art (Japan)
2004. Won the "Most Valuable Prize of academic category" at Game
Amusement Society (Japan)
Exhibition
2001.6.1-6.17 『Bombastic Melancholy』[Solo Exhibition]
at Tokyo Opera City"gallery5"
2003.2.27-4.13 『The 6th Taro Okamoto Memorial Award
for Contemporary Art (Japan) 』
t aTaro Okamoto Museum Of Art Kawasaki (Japan) [Group Exhibition]
2003.5.5 "Obsession, Compulsion,Collection Symposium""Air raid,
bombing and safety gear"(Canada)
at The Banff Centre (Canada) with Bill Burns, Lynne Marsh, [Group Exhibition]
2004.10.9 "close your eyes"
at 21st century museum of contemporary art kanazawa,opening party, eight hall(Japan)
Film Festival
1999. Mito Short Film & Video Festival (Japan)
1999. Izumisano International Film Festival (Japan)
2000. Russian Animation Film Festival (Russia)
2000. Nashville Independent Film Festival (U.S.A)
2000. Ajijic Festival International de Cine (Mexico)
2000. Chofu Experimantal Film Festival (Japan).
2001. San Francisco Independent Film Festival(U.S.A)
2003. Femme os (Austria)
2003. Graz03 festival (Austria)
2003.4.9-13 Nipponconection (Frankfurt Germany)
2006. Fantastic theater-Nippon broadcasting system inc. (Japan)
2001.6.19 Keio University
Guest Lecture. - " Koufuku no gyakusetsu" ("Paradox of Happiness")
2002.12.4 The Japanese Centre of International P.E.N. , Tokyo
Guest artist speaker. - "War and woman - What can we do as an artist?"
2006.12.22-12.26 China/Japan Young writers conference in Beijin (China)
"Memory of tomorrow"
supported by The Japan Foundation
magazine
every month: Ryukotsushin(infas publications)/ Nylon Japan/ ecocolo(espre)/Krash Japan(asian beehibe)/ CUTie(takarajima)
contribute: anan(Magazinhouse)/ H(Rocking on)
Girls(shima)/
here and there/
etc.
newspaper
every month: Kyodo News etc.
advertisement
smart(Daimler Chrysler Japan) etc.
