Ryo Kuji

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Name of the organization or individual

Shiori Watanabe

subsidy category

start-up subsidy

Grant Type

single year individual

The 3rd Startup Subsidy in FY 2021

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In the past, he has tried an ecological approach by exhibiting the ecosystem itself, but this exhibition is his first video installation in which he edited the reality of the relationship between nature and humans that he happened to encounter along the Izu coast, and presented it in a high-quality sound space using two projectors. Carcasses washed up from the sea in Japan are clearly stated to be disposed of "as appropriate" according to a manual established by the Fisheries Agency. Aquatic animals, which once had the meaning of gods and are now treated "as appropriate," do not change their existence value for non-humans. Mythical time and real time are simply products of human creation. Kabukicho is a town created by humans, but is this time a myth or a reality?

implementation period

Saturday, August 20, 2022 - Sunday, September 11

Place of implementation

Decameron (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)

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Profile

Shiori Watanabe
Born in Tokyo in 1984. In 2017, he graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts.
Based on his own origins and research, such as the unique ecosystem and the imperial system from a gender perspective, he examined raw organic materials as exhibits. He has distinguished himself by exhibiting in alternative spaces in Tokyo, including his solo exhibition Bebe (WHITEHOUSE, Tokyo), Dyadic Stem (The 5th Floor, Tokyo), and Ryo Kuji (Decameron, Tokyo). On the other hand, he has also participated in commercial galleries such as Nipponia nippon (SYP GALLERY, Tokyo) and Non-Human Control (TAV), as well as the Watarium Art Museum's art festival Water Ripples 2021. In 2022, she was selected as a candidate artist to exhibit at the 7th "Women to Watch."