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Hands-on booth
As a biological researcher actively engaged in the field of art, I held a solo exhibition with three main objectives:
1. To offer a fresh exhibition experience made possible by the fusion of my biological expertise and artistic approaches, while also contributing new developments to the discourse on the intersection of science and art.
2. To create an opportunity for viewers to imagine the cells that compose their own bodies and to perceive themselves from a new perspective. This, in turn, fosters a lasting sense of self-awareness that extends beyond the exhibition experience.
3. To encourage reflection on the analogy between cellular data and personal data in the relationship between the private and the public sphere, providing a new perspective on the data-saturated society we live in.
Following the exhibition, I compiled and distributed a booklet documenting the event.
YAMASHITA Minato
YAMASHITA Minato is a 1988-born artist and scientist. Affiliated with the University of Tokyo’s Advanced Science and Technology Research Center, YAMASHITA is engaged in biotechnology research while also actively working in the field of art. His aim is to create fresh insights and a sense of wonder in the simple curiosity that underlies both art and science. He hopes to be a catalyst for moments and spaces where artists, scientists, and those who are neither come together, connect, inspire each other, and foster emergence.
Nando / gallery DEN5, Suginami City, Tokyo
