UEMATSU Mizuki
aaploit
2026
Artist Statement
Uematsu Mizuki cuts paper, dyes it, presses stamps into its surface. The same actions, repeated across an expanse of time. Action accumulates in material; material is transformed by action. In that exchange, something unreachable through a single contact begins to emerge. In Uematsu's practice, repetition is not the doing of the same thing. It is the circuit through which contact with the world first becomes possible.
Tenjite, 2023
Biography
Uematsu Mizuki pursues what repetitive action generates between material and body. Working with iron and paper across an almost unreasonable duration—striking, cutting, returning to the same gesture—she finds that action gradually comes into sync with her own breathing. The traces left on the work are not a record of completion but evidence of that synchronization having passed through. Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1995. PhD in Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.
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Education
B.F.A., Sculpture Course, Department of Fine Arts, College of Art, Nihon University
M.F.A., Sculpture, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
Ph.D., Sculpture, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
Solo Exhibitions
Sayuragi, aaploit, Tokyo
Furitsumu, Nazukari Warehouse, Chiba
Floating on the Moon, aaploit, Tokyo
Nomura Art Prize Special Exhibition, aaploit, Tokyo
Group Exhibitions
P.O.N.D. 2023 Dialogue: Encountering New Conversations, Shibuya PARCO, Tokyo
Nomura Art Prize Commemorative Exhibition, Tekko Building, Tokyo
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts Doctoral Examination Exhibition 2022, University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
Yanase Sanso and Sculpture, Yanase Villa, Saitama
The 68th Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation Exhibition, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo Geidai Arts in Marunouchi, Marunouchi Building, Tokyo
Stone, Earth, Metal: Amidst Diverse Materials, gallery SOL, Tokyo
tokunsterlem, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Kitano Lifelong Education Foundation Sculpture Scholarship Exhibition, College of Art, Nihon University, Tokyo
Five Art Universities of Tokyo Joint Graduation Exhibition, The National Art Center, Tokyo
Collections
The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts
Charm Care Gotenyama, Entrance
Okubo Iyashi no Mori Park, Fuefuki City, Yamanashi
Nishi-Magome V Project [Asile Court Nishi-Magome], Condominium Entrance
Awards
Selected for the 17th "ART IN THE OFFICE"
Terrace Art Shonan Award 2023, Grand Prix Nomura Art Prize
Geidai Arts in Marunouchi 2020, Mitsubishi Estate Prize
Hirayama Ikuo Scholarship
Kitano Lifelong Education Foundation Sculpture Scholarship
International Takifuji Art Award, Special Prize
Media
Interview featured on ArtSticker — https://artsticker.app/events/31736
Interview featured in Bijutsu no Mado No. 476, May 2023 issue
Other Activities
Artwork displayed at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Kamiyama Art in Hotel
Residency International Sculpture Research Project (Münster, Germany)
Residency Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
Artwork Rental (May 2019 – May 2020) Tokai Saruku (Nobeoka, Miyazaki). Residency & Workshop
Big on Bloor Festival (Toronto, Canada) / Workshop
Copyright & Usage
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