Exhibitions

Daniela Maciel (b. 1989) is a Danish/Portuguese transdisciplinary artist and sound designer based in Denmark. Her artistic practice explores the intersection between natural sciences (most often plant research) and artistic expression, with a central focus on sound art. She works with post-humanistic theory to create speculative spaces for listening and for forming a deeper sensitivity towards plants and other lifeforms. Daniela has exhibited at venues such as Kunsthal Aarhus (DK), Kunsthal Nord (DK) and Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria). She holds a BA in Art & Technology (2019) and an MSc (Cand.it.) in Audio Design (2021).

Deniz SAK is a Multidisciplinary Artist and Designer from Istanbul, Turkey. Her works has been featured across Italy, Germany, Greece, Japan, Korea, Peru and Turkey, including notable venues such as MAXXI Rome, Triennale di Milano, CICA Museum, Ionion Aquarium and Palmieri Foundation, both solo and in group exhibitions.

Sak’s artistic practice primarily revolves the intersections of ecological transformation, human narratives, and ancient knowledge through photography and video art. By immersing herself in indigenous knowledge, Sak seeks to honor and amplify the ancient knowledge across Asia and South America, creating a bridge between archaic traditions and the contemporary quest for ecological balance. Her pursuits involve field trips, documenting diverse landscapes, engaging with local cultures, and working with themes of Change, Balance, Duality, Transformation and Collective Consciousness.

Gaishi Ishizaka is a Kagura Drum Player, Percussionist and Sound Designer, born in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture in Japan,  in 1971. As a Kagura drummer and percussionist, he has expanded his activities to various scenes both in Japan and overseas, including shrines, clubs, improvisation, theater, and dance.  His mother's hometown of Aomori has exposed him to various traditional performing arts, including Itako rituals, from her early childhood years, which became the original landscape of his own sound.  His style is a rare style that freely manipulates ethnic percussion instruments from around the world, with Kagura drums as the main focus, and is strongly influenced by Milford Graves and his master, Toshiyuki Tsuchitori.

Kim Soyoung constructs "narrative multidimensional" spaces by layering stories that respond to expressively composed spaces within painting. She collects fragments of text from poetry, fiction, dreams, and conversations to build imagined worlds. Through drawing installations, she explores new possibilities of storytelling that emerge at the intersection of fictional and real spaces. She has exhibited her work in Korea, Japan, Germany, and Taiwan, and has participated in various residency programs, including the MMCA Goyang Residency, as well as residencies in Germany and Japan.

Born in Nara in 1973. Based in Nara. 

Graduated with BFA in Oil painting from the Aichi University of the Arts.Graduated with an MFA in Painting from the Wimbledon College of Arts, London, UK in 2005, and then completed her Ph.D. in Media Art at the Kyoto City University of Art in 2013. Established the Kaiju Mirai Project in 2021.

Due to her personal experiences with hallucinations and altered levels of consciousness throughout her youth, Nakako Okamoto has been enthusiastically engaged in studies that explore the relationship between artistic creativity and the brain. Okamoto conducts scientific experiments using transcranial magnetic brain stimulation and undertakes practical fieldwork exploring different magnetic fields for her research with electromagnetism and geomagnetism. Her cross-disciplinary studies of art, cognitive neuroscience and cultural anthropology aid her in her continuing pursuit of the origins of creativity.