Artist

Ryohei OBATA

Their Breathing, 2023

Their Breathing, Shitamachi Art Festival 2023 COMMONS HACK, Kakuno residence(Kobe), 2023

Their Breathing, ATAMI ART GRANT 2022, Hotel New Akao(Shizuoka Pref.), 2022

Ryohei OBATA

Born 1980 in Kobe, Live in Osaka.
2019 M.F.A. in Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduate School

He collects objects with traces of other people's actions left behind on them and seeks to uncover the presence within these actions. When collecting items left by humans, such as garbage, there is usually no sign of the original owner. However, these objects leave behind a “certainty” that someone was present and that some actions were taken at some point in time. Furthermore, each of these unintentional forms has a unique shape that no one else can intentionally imitate, and they hold the creativity that people express unconsciously.

Major Exhibitions

"Shitamachi Art Festival 2023 COMMONS HACK" (Kobe), 2023
ATAMI ART GRANT 2022 (Shizuoka Pref.), 2022
ART LIVE KOBE 2021 (Kobe), 2021

Major Awards

"COIL Upcycle Art Contest 2023" Second Grand Prix, 2023
"The 16th TAGBOAT AWARD" Jury's Special Award, 2021
"Japanese Paintings 2018" Honorable Mention Award, 2018
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