Artists
Hisako Nakaoka
Hisako Nakaoka (b. South Carolina, 1999) is a sound person based in Berlin, Germany and Tokyo, Japan. Driven by the narrative or fictional nature of sound recording and amplification techniques, she explores communication with space, time and others through sound. She received her BA in Music from the Department of Musical Creativity and the Environment, Faculty of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts in Tokyo. She currently studies at Sound Studies and Sonic Arts (MA), University of the Arts Berlin.
Neo Tomita
Born in Tokyo in 2003. After graduating from the sculpture department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Senior High School of the Arts in 2020, moved to London and is currently enrolled in the Central Saint Martins, BA Fine Art, 3D department. Main medium is classified as sculpture. Current practice focuses on expressing that which is exceptional or deviant(≠ minorities)—elements excluded from both historical narratives and personal subjectivity—as something sacred or aesthetic, through an acknowledgment of their comic nature. Recently, Neo has been developing essays and works centered on the ‘Jargonistic thing’, which he considers a practical embodiment of this approach.
Masato Yamada
Masato Yamada (b.2003) is a London/Tokyo based artist, who is currently studying BA Fine art
and History of Art in Goldsmiths college, University of London. Starting from the fragility inherent in everyday ceramics and the vulnerability of memory in the information society, Masato’s practice explores the intersection of personal narratives with the memories carried by
materials and spaces. Through a semi-three-dimensional approach that combines photography
and ceramics, he blurs the boundaries of subjects and existence in the spaces, and raises the notions of absence and memory scattered throughout society, particularly urban landscape, and questions it on both a global and local scale. Masato’s work has been featured in several group exhibitions, including the Open 205’s “Open wide” show, Corner Newcross’s “Luckycharm” in London, Hello Bee’s “When the shape of
___ gets focused” in Tokyo.
Koichi Raphael Hiraishi
Born in Hiroshima in 2005. After graduating from Hiroshima International School, Koichi enrolled at Ball State University in 2024 and is set to transfer to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in August 2025. With roots in both Ukraine and Japan, and a background shaped by Hiroshima, Koichi’s work explores themes of contemporary society, peace, and identity. Rather than limiting himself to a single medium, Koichi choose materials and methods—ranging from sculpture and installation to video and graphic design—based on the intent of each project. Recently, he has been exploring concepts that extend beyond personal identity, reflecting a broader engagement with social and cultural issues.
鈴木 理紗
2005年生まれ。
作品を通じて現代社会の発展によるメリットとデメリットを伝えること
を目指しています。消費主義、環境破壊、技術進歩が及ぼす人々への影
響といったテーマを中心に作品を制作します。自分個人の視点やバック
グラウンドによる先入観が作品に激しく影響せず、自身の見解に共感し
ない人々にも伝わる方法を模索していきます。