Beijing Dangdai Art Fair 2024

Kisho Kakutani Born in Kobe in 1993. Completed his PhD at Tokyo University of the Arts, where he currently serves as an educational research assistant. Using snapshots taken on a smartphone as his starting point, he reconstructs traces of memory and existence through painting. Through blurred imagery and obscured views, his work visualizes the uncertainty of perception and memory, inviting the viewer’s imagination to complete the image.

Shoko Mihira Born in Tokyo in 1979. His work explores a unique world of monsters, shaped by inner emotions and personal experiences drawn from everyday life. Using burner-work techniques, he melts and forms glass tubes into intricate shapes, encasing liquids and threads to visualize an internal world. Both humorous and enigmatic, his creatures evoke a distinct sense of narrative and lingering presence.

Yu Seto Born in Odawara, Kanagawa in 1994. Completed his MFA at Tokyo University of the Arts. His work is grounded in an inquiry into natural science, focusing on sculptural representations of wild animals. Working primarily with terracotta, he emphasizes tactile qualities and the traces of the hand, creating dynamic and expressive forms. His sculptures convey a strong sense of vitality and presence, evoking a physical and immediate response in the viewer.