Studio KuraItoshima, Japan. 2026

Studio Kura’s Artist in Residence Program is a chance for domestic and international artists to experience and draw inspiration from Japan’s rural environment, as well as for Studio Kura’s thriving local community to meet different artists and their works. Staying period are usually four, eight or twelve weeks long, and the participating artists are required to present an exhibition in the end of their stay at Studio Kura. Artists who are interested in having a workshop to children and the Studio Kura’s community, we are welcome to help and organize.



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inspiration: doris salcedo  / ceci n’est pas une pipe magritte / nature




STATEMENT:
Stacking Chairs: Vertical, chaotic arrangement of stackable chairs placed on top of one another to maximize space and efficiency in storage or during venue layout

Apollo
Apollo (Apóllōn) is debated, likely originating from a Pre-Greek Anatolian form Appaliunas (associated with Wilusa/Troy) or a Doric term apella ("assembly"). Ancient Greeks linked it to apollymi ("to destroy" or "destroyer"), or to purification, while some scholars suggest it means "he of the assembly

->Creative proccess.


Apollo
Itoshima, Japan. 2026


STATEMENT:
An hour of reflection​, cold water to the face​, stare at the the mirror​, morning walk​, glance at the sky​ regardless of its condition​, a well balanced meal.​ the Stepping stones towards my creatives process

Self Portrait
While the term is relatively modern, the action is ancient. Before "self-portrait" was coined, artists might have referred to such works as a "portrait of the artist by himself"


Self Portrait - 2026
Location Itoshima


STATEMENT: 
The installation is not sensational or overly sentimental, but rather quiet and contemplative, relying on the power of silence.

Reticent (Night)
unspoken, noiseless, wordless; saying nothing. Passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent.

-> Creative process



Reticent (Night)
Itoshima, Japan. 2026


STATEMENT:
The installation is not sensational or overly sentimental, but rather quiet and contemplative, relying on the power of silence.

Reticent
(Day)
unspoken, noiseless, wordless; saying nothing. Passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent.
-> creative proccess



Reticent (Day)
Itoshima, Japan. 2026

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