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An artist unit consisting of installation artist Hara Rintaro + Hara Yu. In addition to their individual activities, they have been increasingly active as a unit in recent years. Many of their artworks are hands-on artworks that can be played by children and adults alike, such as “Tsumari Sugoroku” developed at the Katakuri House and “Amida Crossing” in the 87-Day Square Adventure with Captain MonET. Furthermore, visitors can feel the scenery and history of Echigo-Tsumari through the artwork.
“Amida Crossing” Photo Nakamura Osamu

Born 1983. Graduated from Musashino Art University, Department of Architecture, and completed postgraduate studies at Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Advanced Art Expression. Explores the universal dynamism inherent in the elements and factors of things in order to uncover the biases that people potentially perceive in familiar things. She has participated in the THAV Residence Programme (Taipei, 2014) and presented works at The Setouchi Triennale (Okayama, 2019) and the war remains Tanga Battery Park (Oita, 2020), among others, in Japan and abroad.
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After working for a company, she entered the Faculty of Art and Design at Tama Art University. In 2012, she graduated at the top of her class from the Faculty of Art and Design, Tama Art University.
She creates works of art by hand using her self-taught woodworking skills under the concept of “look, touch and listen”, and has exhibited at museums, science centres and art events, as well as collaborating with companies such as MUJI, Karimoku, Benesse and Tokyo Disney Resort.
She has won the Merit Award at the One Show (New York), one of the world’s three major advertising awards.
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He is active in sound art, performance, and sound-making based on sound. He is interested in the body, objects, and space necessary for sound. He makes full use of his own awkward body, self-made instruments, and the complexity of sound. She wants to meet strangers and experience unfamiliar cultures and customs, which is why she exhibits and performs in Japan and abroad.

Born 1990 in Saitama. Works on various spatial configurations, making use of his overseas experience in Asia, Europe and the USA. Works mainly with local materials.He constructs extraordinary objects out of the mundane and unnecessary. “Duo” and other objects on permanent display at Gora Hanafan, Gora Onsen, Hakone, Japan.
Image of artwork (Ryushi Ohawa-TAiRiN “Duo”, a artwork on permanent display at Gora, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture)

“Omachi Kitako Sugoroku Cafe” Photo by Hirabayashi Takeshi

Fading: Light, Shadow, and Texture.This peculiar installation consists of transparent yet robust water balloons stacked upon each other, inviting tactile exploration. The melting glass-like texture and the reflection of the surrounding scenery leave a profound impression. The changing light due to weather and time becomes the expression of the artwork, allowing for a unique experience with each viewing.
Photo Nakamura Osamu

Taking shape and expanding forms.Experimenting with various “expanding shapes” on-site, the versatile artist creates models while repeating cutting and sewing processes. This series is one of the artist’s attempts at new public art, including performances wandering through the city alongside the artwork.
Photo kioku Keizo

Similar to a spider often making its net in the corner of a building, the existing concrete pillars of the museum are used to literally web the installation at site. The straight lines of main trajectories are stretched a given and these tendons are then wrapped diagonally with layers of elastic tape, giving shape to a complex organic form through a process similar to the emergence of such structures in nature.
With the further layering of the tape, the figure becomes more and more corporeal as it picks up on the slow increase of the curvature. The interior of the structure is supple, elastic, and pliable while the form itself is statically perfect, as it ideally follows the trajectories of forces, being literally defined by them. In the moment when the audience enters the installation, what started off as a sculpture seamlessly morphs into architecture.
Photo Kanemoto Rintaro

Sharing moments with a changing “river”. “A winding river that transforms into a tunnel or a table. We explore the enjoyment of the chill-out room at the crosspoint of the art museum and the Akashi-no-yu (hot spring). Since ancient times, living beings have gathered around be rivers, marking the beginning of civilisation,” commented the artists. The artists installs their created “river” at Akashi no Yu, offering a space where visitors can experience while staying.
Photo Kioku Keizo

What will the future “countryside” look like. “The dichotomy between urban and rural areas is gradually fading. Spaces no longer strictly distinguish between reality and virtuality, and people are gradually accepting complex spaces and urban-rural integration,” commented the artist. This piece is a continuation of the “Countryside Panorama Graphics Project” by Drawing Architecture Studio, based in China, depicting the transformation of current countryside settings and speculating about the future.
Cooperation：HUBART
Photo Kioku Keizo

The nighttime illumination was also popular for “87-Day Square Adventure with Captain MonET,” offering a serene view of the world that differs from that of the day. Please enjoy the snow, the artworks, and the colorful lights.
Photo Nakamura Osamu