Born in 1996 in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.
He completed the Master's Program (Pre-doctoral course) in the Design Course, Department of Creation Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, in 2021.
As a member of the cross-disciplinary creator collective Konel, he implements future experiences through technology while proactively engaging in experimental product development and art production utilizing natural phenomena. He is also the organizer of the Alternative Design Studio AAAQ.
His principal awards include the Good Design Award and the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD
Excellence Award. He was also selected for the DESIGNART TOKYO 2024 UNDER 30.
Under the evolution of contemporary trends, the definitions of design and art are no longer strictly distinct. As a designer, I merge academic design methodologies to establish a creative model that integrates sensibility with research fundamentals―a
design approach defined by “creating the Answer first, and then deriving the new Question.” Through the iterative process of “continuous creation and production,” deeper issues are uncovered, leading to the creation of alternative works that carry design elements yet possess a sense of “benign incongruity.”
Visible Stress is an experimental work that attempts to challenge and manifest the invisible phenomenon of “Light” through human industrial technology. Historically, artists have sought to capture this intangible force: the Romantic-era British artist J.M.W. Turner utilized translucent glazes to allow light to radiate through the layered pigments, abstractly presenting landscapes enveloped in luminosity; Impressionists like Vincent van Gogh expressed inner emotions and life experiences through the light particles perceived.
True image formation occurs only when the intangible light reflects off an object onto the human retina; in other words, everything we see can be viewed as the manifestation of invisible light. Yet, how does one depict the very essence of light using materials recognizable to human perception?
Visible Stress employs the naturally occurring physical phenomenon of photoelasticity, integrating it with existing industrial vacuum forming technology. This process visualizes the internal stress generated during vacuum forming as intricate textures of light. By introducing the “non-natural intervention” of human effort into the natural phenomenon of “invisible light,” the work presents a visually dazzling illusion that is both compelling and incongruous. Through this piece, viewers are invited to appreciate the light-texture generated by the pressure of the vacuum forming.
Such an experience prompts a re-evaluation of how we perceive ourselves and our surroundings, inviting us to imagine the beautiful, unseen forces concealed within the world.