BIO
Contemporary Artist based in Tokyo, Japan.
His practice can be understood as a philosophical inquiry that traverses materials through a distinctly Japanese sensibility, reconstructing the subtle dissonances of contemporary life.
Working across lifescapes, organic materials, and technology, he develops diverse forms of expression that invite shifts in perception and offer new perspectives to the viewer.
In 2009, he suspended his artistic activities following an exploration into the service-oriented potential of art. After resuming his practice in 2024, he produced approximately 100 works across 15 series within a single year and was awarded a major grand prize in Japan the same year. He is currently building new forms of social engagement through collaborations with educational institutions and nonprofit organizations.
AWARDS
2025 Jury Award, GAKUTEN, Japan
2025 Special Prize, Annual Photography Awards, United States of America
2025 Finalist, IAG AWARDS, Japan
2025 Finalist, Metro Ad Creative Award, Japan
2025 Selected, Kudoyama Art Festival（Open Call）, Japan
2025 Selected, ACT Art Award Exhibition, Japan
2025 Selected, Sam Hall Grand Prize Exhibition
2025 Selected, Shoto Art Museum Open Call Exhibition, Japan
2025 Selected, Sakai City Exhibition, Japan
2025 Selected, UNKNOWN ASIA, Japan
2025 Nominee, Fine Art Photography Awards, United States of America
2024 Grand Prix, Asia Digital Art Award, Japan
2024 Grand Prix, ACTA+ ART AWARD, Japan
2023 Award, Asia Digital Art Award, Japan
2023 Selected, Watowa Art Award (First Screening Passed)
2009 Award, Good Design Award, Japan
AWARDS（POETRY）
2025 Hakushu Poetry Tribute — Honorable Mention
2025 Sanpuku Literary Award — Selected
ARTIST PROGRAMS / FELLOWSHIPS
2025 Selected, The Artscene Artist Development Program (First Screening Passed)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Yellow, Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2008 People, Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan (within an art Event)
2008 Red, Kichijoji, Tokyo, Japan
ART FAIR
2025 UNKNOWN ASIA, Osaka
ART FESTIVAL
2025 Kudoyama Art Festival, Wakayama, Japan
2025 Trolls in the Park, Tokyo, Japan
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 IAG AWARDS, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo, Japan
2025 GAKUTEN - The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan
2025 TSUNAGU ACTION – ACTA+ POPUP STORE, Tamagawa Takashimaya, Tokyo, Japan
2025 Asia Digital Art Award, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
2025 ACT Art Grand Prize Exhibition, Art Complex Center, Tokyo, Japan
2025 Sam Hall Grand Prize Exhibition, Nishiwaki City Okanoyama Museum of Art, Hyogo, Japan
2025 ACTA+ ART AWARD Finalist Exhibition, COIL, Yamaguchi, Japan
2025 ZERO Exhibition, Toyonaka City Cultural Arts Center, Osaka, Japan
2025 Shoto Museum of Art Open Call Exhibition, Shoto Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
2025 Sakai City Exhibition, Sakai City Cultural Center, Osaka, Japan
2024 ACTA+ ART AWARD, Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower Atrium, Tokyo, Japan
2024 NARU FES / ARTEAT / +NARU, Tokyo, Japan
2024 Asia Digital Art Award, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
2012 Xperia 100 Design Collection, TABLOID, Tokyo, Japan
2010 P.C.A.D.EXHIBITION, Zuishoji Temple, Tokyo, Japan
2009 Good Design Expo, Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan
2007 Spiral Bank Exhibition 9×9, Spiral, Tokyo, Japan
JUDGE
2025 MAR apelar - 20-Character Poetry Contest of Gratitude
LECTURES
2012 Tokyu Department Store, Tokyo, Japan
2012 Cruise Inc., Tokyo, Japan
2011 Newspapers Sankei x TCPL, Tokyo, Japan
2010 Good Design Expo, Tokyo, Japan
2009 Sanctuary Publishing, Tokyo, Japan
2009 Tokyo Content Producers Lab, Tokyo, Japan
PUBLICATIONS
2025 CURATED ARTWORKS 2024 – 2025
2025 Tokyo Byakuya Hikou*
PRESS
2025 Tokyo Art Beat
2025 Tokyo Newspaper
2024 Tokyo Newspaper
2024 Yamaguchi Newspaper
2009 TV Nippon “News Real Time”
2009 TV Fuji “Mezamyu”
2009 TV Fuji “Tokudane”
2009 TV Asahi “Super J Channel”
2009 Newspapers Yomiuri
2009 Newspapers Mainichi
2009 Newspapers Asahi
2009 Newspapers Nihon Keizai
CONTRIBUTIONS / DONATIONS
2025 AnatanoIbasyo, Tokyo, Japan
2024 AnatanoIbasyo, Tokyo, Japan
2021 AnatanoIbasyo, Tokyo, Japan
