DRAWINGS

ABOUT ME

I believe art is salvation. Sometimes we feel life is hard.

But we can receive the sense of security, the echoes of your invocation and warmth from the artwork.

Remi Tohno (b.1992) is a neurodiverse artist based in Scotland and Japan. Tohon graduated in Fine Art from JOSHIBI College of Art and Design in Japan and is now studying Sculpture and Environmental Art at The Glasgow School of Art.

Tohno’s work centres around themes of emotion and memory, exploring personal and collective anxiety and trauma, aiming to draw between the individual and the universal. It ia also influenced by spiritual practices such as Buddhism and Shintoism, as well as Romantic and Abstract Expressionist art traditions which adopt simplicity and minimalist expression. Tohno is interested in the process of conceptual art and its relationship to the spiritual.The work endeavours to create a void and space where the viewer can explore the work’s quintessence in relation to their own emotions and experiences. Here the work can be experienced as meditative and therapeutic. Tohno works with a variety of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional processes, often using photography and text. The result is often presented as an installation, this involves playing with space and allowing the viewer to be immersed in the work.

Tohno is one of the selected students collaborating with Project Ability in 2020/2021. Tohno has worked with ReConnect artists and participated in weekly Zoom workshop sessions based on nature and environment themes.