ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a Japanese-born New York-based Multidisciplinary Artist.
I use the concept of Japanese homophones and the latest technology in digital art as a medium to devise visual sculptures and a site-specific interactive light installation for the public to interact with and share moments of discovery.
We use Chinese characters with different meanings but the same pronunciation in Japanese. I use these homophones to reveal latent meanings, arbitrate structural rules, conceptualize installations, and use technology to guide the public to perceive this hidden meaning.
In my ongoing projects, SEI, EN, MI, and GO, I examine the relationship between minimalistic structure and human connection, creating an experiential environment for an audience to interact with and enact these ideas. I want to connect two worlds through interactive technology: the invisible and the visible, or the concept and the physical installation.
Inspiration for these pieces comes from my experiences living in and oscillating between opposite worlds: East and West, within this duality, I have perceived the divergences and resonances amidst the non-physical and the physical, the invisible and the visible, between the latest technology and minimalism, amidst Japanese philosophy, Zen, Taoism, Symbolism, visual content, light design, experimental sound, and between the world of old history, and high tech society, a juxtaposition where I grew up.
BIO
She earned her BFA from the School of Visual Arts and her MPS from the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. As an educator, she holds teaching positions at institutions such as ITP and IMA at NYU, The New School, Hunter College, and Queens College, where she continues to inspire and shape the next generation of creative minds through art and technology.
She has also founded the Projection and LED Mapping Workshop called Mappathon™. Through this workshop, she imparts her expertise in mapping techniques and technology, guiding students from conceptualization to the realization of installations and nurturing emerging artists in their development.
Since 2017, she has been on the Paseo Festival Advisory Council and a Designer-in-Residence at the New York Hall of Science from 2020 to 2023. She was a Paseo Artist Resident with National Endowment for the Art in 2022, a Visible Future Lab Resident at the School of Visual Arts in 2019, a New Media Resident at Mana Contemporary in 2018, a Harvestworks Workspace Resident, an Elsewhere Artist Resident in 2017, a Bronx Museum AIM Program Resident, a Laboratory Resident, a BRIC Media Arts Fellow, a Triangle Workshop Resident in 2016, a Made in NY Media Center by IFP Resident in 2015, an Eyebeam Spring/Summer Resident in 2013, an IAC Teaching and Research Fellow, an ITP Research Resident in 2012, and an Experimental TV Center Resident in 2009.
Her work has been exhibited in the United States and at numerous international venues and festivals. Some notable sites include the American Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Arts and Design, the New York Hall of Science, the Bronx Museum, Eyebeam, Harvestworks, the Hammer Museum (San Francisco), the San Francisco Art Institute, the Centre d'Art Contemporain (Geneva), the Museo Regional de Guadalajara (Mexico), Matador Madrid (Madrid), the International Biennial of Contemporary Art ULA-2 (Venezuela), the Mapping Festival (Geneva), Mutek (Montreal), the Dumbo Arts Festival, the World of Light (Los Angeles), and Arcadia Earth, among others.
Through her exhibitions and innovative approach to art, she continues to captivate and inspire viewers worldwide, pushing the boundaries of creativity and leaving an indelible mark on the artistic landscape.
I am a Japanese-born New York-based Multidisciplinary Artist.
I use the concept of Japanese homophones and the latest technology in digital art as a medium to devise visual sculptures and a site-specific interactive light installation for the public to interact with and share moments of discovery.
We use Chinese characters with different meanings but the same pronunciation in Japanese. I use these homophones to reveal latent meanings, arbitrate structural rules, conceptualize installations, and use technology to guide the public to perceive this hidden meaning.
In my ongoing projects, SEI, EN, MI, and GO, I examine the relationship between minimalistic structure and human connection, creating an experiential environment for an audience to interact with and enact these ideas. I want to connect two worlds through interactive technology: the invisible and the visible, or the concept and the physical installation.
Inspiration for these pieces comes from my experiences living in and oscillating between opposite worlds: East and West, within this duality, I have perceived the divergences and resonances amidst the non-physical and the physical, the invisible and the visible, between the latest technology and minimalism, amidst Japanese philosophy, Zen, Taoism, Symbolism, visual content, light design, experimental sound, and between the world of old history, and high tech society, a juxtaposition where I grew up.
BIO
She earned her BFA from the School of Visual Arts and her MPS from the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. As an educator, she holds teaching positions at institutions such as ITP and IMA at NYU, The New School, Hunter College, and Queens College, where she continues to inspire and shape the next generation of creative minds through art and technology.
She has also founded the Projection and LED Mapping Workshop called Mappathon™. Through this workshop, she imparts her expertise in mapping techniques and technology, guiding students from conceptualization to the realization of installations and nurturing emerging artists in their development.
Since 2017, she has been on the Paseo Festival Advisory Council and a Designer-in-Residence at the New York Hall of Science from 2020 to 2023. She was a Paseo Artist Resident with National Endowment for the Art in 2022, a Visible Future Lab Resident at the School of Visual Arts in 2019, a New Media Resident at Mana Contemporary in 2018, a Harvestworks Workspace Resident, an Elsewhere Artist Resident in 2017, a Bronx Museum AIM Program Resident, a Laboratory Resident, a BRIC Media Arts Fellow, a Triangle Workshop Resident in 2016, a Made in NY Media Center by IFP Resident in 2015, an Eyebeam Spring/Summer Resident in 2013, an IAC Teaching and Research Fellow, an ITP Research Resident in 2012, and an Experimental TV Center Resident in 2009.
Her work has been exhibited in the United States and at numerous international venues and festivals. Some notable sites include the American Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Arts and Design, the New York Hall of Science, the Bronx Museum, Eyebeam, Harvestworks, the Hammer Museum (San Francisco), the San Francisco Art Institute, the Centre d'Art Contemporain (Geneva), the Museo Regional de Guadalajara (Mexico), Matador Madrid (Madrid), the International Biennial of Contemporary Art ULA-2 (Venezuela), the Mapping Festival (Geneva), Mutek (Montreal), the Dumbo Arts Festival, the World of Light (Los Angeles), and Arcadia Earth, among others.
Through her exhibitions and innovative approach to art, she continues to captivate and inspire viewers worldwide, pushing the boundaries of creativity and leaving an indelible mark on the artistic landscape.
EDUCATION
MPS New York University, ITP NY, USA
BFA School of Visual Arts, Photography NY, USA
MPS New York University, ITP NY, USA
BFA School of Visual Arts, Photography NY, USA
FELLOWSHIPS
2016 BRIC Media Arts Fellowship NY USA
2012 IAC Teaching and Research Fellowship NY USA
ITP, New York University Fellowship NY USA
GRANT & FUND
2022 National Endowment Grants DC USA
2021 FCA Emergency Grants NY USA
City Artist Corps Grants NY USA
2015 New Mexico Art Fund NM USA
2014 The Manhattan Community Arts Fund NY USA
2013 FCA Emergency Grants NY USA
NYSCA Presentation Funds NY USA
AWARDS
1994 Rhodes Family Award, School of Visual Arts NY USA
RESEARCH
2016 Metropolitan Museum Media Lab NY USA
2016 BRIC Media Arts Fellowship NY USA
2012 IAC Teaching and Research Fellowship NY USA
ITP, New York University Fellowship NY USA
GRANT & FUND
2022 National Endowment Grants DC USA
2021 FCA Emergency Grants NY USA
City Artist Corps Grants NY USA
2015 New Mexico Art Fund NM USA
2014 The Manhattan Community Arts Fund NY USA
2013 FCA Emergency Grants NY USA
NYSCA Presentation Funds NY USA
AWARDS
1994 Rhodes Family Award, School of Visual Arts NY USA
RESEARCH
2016 Metropolitan Museum Media Lab NY USA
RESIDENCIES
2022 Paseo Project NM USA
2022 NYSCI Designers-in-Residency NY USA
2020 Residency NY USA
2019 VFL Residency NY USA
2018 Mana Contemporary NJ USA
2017 Hervestworks Workspace Residency NY USA
Elsewhere Artist Residency NY USA
2016 The Bronx Museum AIM Program Residency NY USA
Laboratory Residency WA USA
Triangle Workshop Residency NY USA
2015 Made in NY Media Center by IFP Residency NY USA
2013 Eyebeam Spring Summer Residency NY USA
2009 Experimental TV Center Residency NY USA
2022 Paseo Project NM USA
2022 NYSCI Designers-in-Residency NY USA
2020 Residency NY USA
2019 VFL Residency NY USA
2018 Mana Contemporary NJ USA
2017 Hervestworks Workspace Residency NY USA
Elsewhere Artist Residency NY USA
2016 The Bronx Museum AIM Program Residency NY USA
Laboratory Residency WA USA
Triangle Workshop Residency NY USA
2015 Made in NY Media Center by IFP Residency NY USA
2013 Eyebeam Spring Summer Residency NY USA
2009 Experimental TV Center Residency NY USA
ARTIST TALK
2022 The Woman of the World Artist NY USA
Kutztown University Kutztown PA
IDM NYU NY USA
ITP/IMA Grad Launch NY USA
2021 NowHere Galley NY USA
Projection Mapping Association of Japan TKO. JP
New York Hall of Science NY USA
Governors Island, NY USA
2020 Potion Design NY USA
2019 Parsons School of Design NY USA
2017 Universidad del Desarrollo Santiago Chile
Hervestworks NY USA
Projection Mapping Association of Japan TKO JP
Ramapo Collage NJ USA
2016 Carrot Creative NY USA
Campus Party Guadalajara MX
Spokane WAM WA USA
FIMA Morelia MX
2015 Projection Mapping Association of Japan TKO JP
Pecha Kucha Taos NM USA
2014 Zuyd University NY USA
Huge NY USA
Japan Foundation NY USA
2013 ITP, NYU NY, USA NYU Gallatin School NY USA
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering NY USA
Mappi Festival, Museo de la ciudad, Quito, EC
2012 The Very First Year: Pecha kucha, Eyebeam NY USA
2010 ESI Design NY USA
Apple Store TKO JP
Wiki-Sprint Mapping Festival Geneva
2022 The Woman of the World Artist NY USA
Kutztown University Kutztown PA
IDM NYU NY USA
ITP/IMA Grad Launch NY USA
2021 NowHere Galley NY USA
Projection Mapping Association of Japan TKO. JP
New York Hall of Science NY USA
Governors Island, NY USA
2020 Potion Design NY USA
2019 Parsons School of Design NY USA
2017 Universidad del Desarrollo Santiago Chile
Hervestworks NY USA
Projection Mapping Association of Japan TKO JP
Ramapo Collage NJ USA
2016 Carrot Creative NY USA
Campus Party Guadalajara MX
Spokane WAM WA USA
FIMA Morelia MX
2015 Projection Mapping Association of Japan TKO JP
Pecha Kucha Taos NM USA
2014 Zuyd University NY USA
Huge NY USA
Japan Foundation NY USA
2013 ITP, NYU NY, USA NYU Gallatin School NY USA
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering NY USA
Mappi Festival, Museo de la ciudad, Quito, EC
2012 The Very First Year: Pecha kucha, Eyebeam NY USA
2010 ESI Design NY USA
Apple Store TKO JP
Wiki-Sprint Mapping Festival Geneva