I will be participating as a guest in a talk session for my alma mater’s exhibition: Tama Art University, Department of Information Design, Media Arts Course Graduation Exhibition “Me!”

📚 Talk Session

We are hosting a casual talk session where guest artists from the Media Arts field, students, and visitors gather on a single rug to exchange thoughts and ideas freely.

🗓️ Sunday, February 8th
Part 1: 14:00–14:30 | Part 2: 15:00–15:30

🎤 Guests

Ryotaro Sato | Video Artist
Born in Hokkaido, 1999. Completed Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts.
Triggered by the pandemic, Sato focused on video expression. By quoting “assets”—character data circulating on the internet—he creates improvisational video works that re-examine identity within contemporary network society.
Representative Works: Interchange (2022), Outlet (2025)

Ryo Hirano | Animation Artist / Manga Artist
Born in Saitama, 1988. Graduated from Tama Art University, Department of Information Design.
Spanning diverse media—including animation, illustration, manga, and knitted “Amigurumi” sculptures—Hirano connects everyday motifs across multiple contexts. He unfolds a pop, deep, and bizarre narrative world that blurs the boundaries between nations and living creatures.
Representative Works: Paradise (2014), KRASUE (2022)

Shu Yonezawa | Artist / Animator
Born in Tokyo, 1999. Graduated from Tama Art University, Department of Information Design, Media Arts Course.
Starting from the “Obake” (smear) technique used in animation in-betweening, Yonezawa depicts the physicality that emerges within continuity and the presence of “souls that might have existed there” created through drawing, exploring resonance with the viewer’s subconscious.

Akihiko Taniguchi | Media Artist
Associate Professor, Tama Art University, Department of Information Design, Media Arts Course.
Taniguchi presents works across various fields, including media art, net art, game art, performance, video, and sculpture.

Tama Art University, Dept. of Information Design, Media Arts Course
Graduation Exhibition “Me!”

🐏 Dates: Sunday, Feb 8 – Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026
🕛 Hours: 12:00–20:00
📍 Venue: Art Center NEW
🏠 Address: B1F Shin-Takashima Station, 5-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

more info :https://www.instagram.com/me_diaart2025/

Ryo Hirano Amigurumi Exhibition
🌲YARN FOREST🌲

October 19th (Sat) – October 20th (Sun)
14:00-19:00
Location: Hachimise
2 minutes from the South Exit of Sakurajosui Station

After moving from Tokyo to Nagano, I started attending knitting classes during the long, cold winter.

I found it exciting to bring strange creatures to life in the real world through crocheting.
I became so absorbed in knitting during breaks, while traveling, and while waiting for someone.

Before I knew it, many creatures had been born, so I decided to showcase them under the title “YARN FOREST.”

＊YARN FOREST＊
YARN FOREST is a small forest that no one can ever reach.

It is home to mysterious creatures who live together, sharing joy, feeling jealousy, and embracing solitude.

Each one is part of an original amigurumi series, presented with its own small story.

There will also be original amigurumi and sketches of the creatures available for purchase.

For more details, visit: https://83shop.blogspot.com/2024/09/1019-10-20-yarn-forest.html