YUICHI HIRAKO
GALLERI CHRISTOFFER EGELUND
BREDGADE 75 DK-1260 COPENHAGEN K DENMARK +45 33939200 INFO@CHRISTOFFEREGELUND.DK WWW.CHRISTOFFEREGELUND.DK
YUICHI HIRAKO
GALLERI CHRISTOFFER EGELUND
BREDGADE 75 DK-1260 COPENHAGEN K DENMARK +45 33939200 INFO@CHRISTOFFEREGELUND.DK WWW.CHRISTOFFEREGELUND.DK
YUICHI HIRAKO Memories of My Garden / Shitting Man With a Purple Bird, 2010 Acrylic on canvas, 91 x 72,7 cm
“We have various relationships with plants. We live together with house plants indoors, or we longingly re- create quasi-forests in gardens or parks. Some of our ancestors also gave special meaning to them. In my country, Japan, even plants have been given a God-like symbol of worship called “Shinboku.” Although plants live so close to us and share our living space with us, we might not be as conscious of their presence compared to other living beings that coexist with us. We do not share a bed with plants, nor do we directly communicate with them as we might do with other living beings. Despite their close presence, there is a clear boundary between humans and plants in the physical world. The forests have been identified as both a place of sacredness and a habitat for devils. They have been viewed as uncivilized, barbaric objects of hate in Christianity and as holy sanctuaries among Animists in my country Japan, although such associations might not be as prevalent today. Nevertheless, these associations have something to do with the supernatural, something that transcends our human understanding. If the plants are the children of the forests, they might really be the incarnations and more easily accessible versions of spirits, the Divine, or the Devil. Since plants are so unconsciously part of our daily life in our modern society, I see a lot of instances where the relationship between the plants and us humans is very ambiguous. The ambiguity stirs up my imaginations and imageries of various rich contexts between the human beings and the plants, and it inspires my works a great deal.” YUICHI HIRAKO
YUICHI HIRAKO Memories of My Garden / Boy 22, 2012 Plaster, wood and lacque, 12 x 35 x 90 cm.
YUICHI HIRAKO Memories of My Garden / Boy 29, 2012 Plaster, wood and lacque, 14 x 30 x 84 cm.
YUICHI HIRAKO Hamlet 1, 2012 Acrylic on canvas, 162 x 130,3 cm.
YUICHI HIRAKO Hamlet 2, 2012 Acrylic on canvas, 162 x 130,3 cm.
YUICHI HIRAKO Installation view, 2013 Courtesy Galleri Christoffer Egelund
YUICHI HIRAKO Memories of My Garden / Red Short Sleeves, 2010 Acrylic on canvas, 45,5 x 53 cm.
YUICHI HIRAKO Familiar Sight, 2012 Acrylic on canvas, 400 x 200 cm.
YUICHI HIRAKO Memories of My Garden / Boy 21, 2012 Plaster, wood and lacque, 22 x 15 x 52 cm.
YUICHI HIRAKO Memories of My Garden / Man 4, 2012 Plaster, wood and lacque, 22 x 15 x 58 cm.
YUICHI HIRAKO Yggdrasil 1, 2012 Acrylic on canvas, 130.3 x 162 cm.
YUICHI HIRAKO Installation view, 2012 Courtesy Galleri Christoffer Egelund
YUICHI HIRAKO Trace the Origin, 2012 Acrylic on canvas, 200 x 400 cm.
YUICHI HIRAKO Installation view, 2012 Courtesy Galleri Christoffer Egelund
YUICHI HIRAKO Tree House 4, 2012 Acrylic on canvas, 130,3 x 162 cm.
YUICHI HIRAKO The Leaf Vein VII, 2012 Ink on paper, 31 x 22 cm.
YUICHI HIRAKO The Leaf Vein II, 2012 Ink on paper, 31 x 22 cm.
YUICHI HIRAKO 1982 Born in Okayama, Japan 2006: B.F.A., Wimbledon College of Art, BA (Hons) Fine Art. Lives and works in Tokyo [Solo exhibitions] 2012: The Wooden Clapper, The Drawing Room, Manila, The Philippines 2012: Selected Forest, Satellite, Okayama, Japan 2012: Advanced Plants, WALL/H.P.FRANCE, Tokyo, Japan 2012: The Green Pieces, GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo, Japan 2012: Memories of My Garden : Hidden Forest, INAX Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2012: Memories of My Garden : Mistletoe, Tokyo Wonder Site Art Cafe kurage, Tokyo, Japan 2012: Sleeping in the Pine Forest, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark 2011: Yuichi Hirako Art Works, SATELLITE, Okayama, Japan 2011: Memories of My Garden : Song, Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo, Tokyo, Japan 2011: Tokyo Wonder Wall 2011 at Tocho, Skywalk Exhibition Space at Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, Japan 2010: Yuichi Hirako : Memories of My Garden, GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo, Japan [Group exhibitions] 2012: XMAS’12, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark 2012: SUMMERTIME 12, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark 2012: Back to the Nature, Fuma Contemporary Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 2011: Mr,I Prize, Okayama Tenjinyama Plaza, Okayama, Japan 2011: XAS’11, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark 2011: D Art Biennale Art Award 2011, Y++ Gallery Triwizart, Beijing, China 2011: D Art Biennale, Daitec, Aichi, Japan 2011: Arts Challenge 2011, Aichi Arts Center, Aichi, Japan 2011: Regenerate- Part.1, GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo, Japan
2010: The 10th Gunma Biennale for Young Artists 2010, The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, Japan 2010: Tokyo Wonder Wall 2010, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan 2009: Amuse Art Jam 09, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan 2009: Shell Art Award 2009, Daikanyama Hill Side Forum, Tokyo, Japan 2009: TOKYO WONDER SEEDS 2009, WONDER SITE Sibuya, Tokyo, Japan 2008: GEISAI 11, Tokyo Big Site, Tokyo, Japan 2006: Amuse Art Jam 06, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan 2006: Stepsiblings, Temporary Contemporary, London, UK 2005: Cocktail, Nolia’s Gallery, London, UK 2005: Free Range, G3 Gallery, London, UK 2005: ’05Degree show, Wimbledon School of Art, London, UK [Others] 2012-2013: Permanent Exhibition, Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo, Tokyo, Japan [Art Fairs] 2012: Art Taipei 2012: Art Copenhagen 2012: Art Gyeongju 2012: ArtMrkt San Francisco 2012: Young Art Taipei 2012: Art Herning 2010: ULTRA 03 2010: Art Fair Kyoto [Awards] 2011: D Art Biennale, Outstanding Performance Award 2011: Arts Challenge 2011, Finalist Nominated 2010: The 10th Gunma Biennale for Young Artists 2010, Finalist Nominated 2010: Tokyo Wonder Wall 2010, Tokyo Wonder Wall Prize 2009: Shell Art Award 2009, Finalist Nominated
YUICHI HIRAKO Green Ax 3, 2012 Modified Ax, wood and acrylic, 100 x 18 x 5 cm.
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