Yu Kato
加藤ユウ
Yu Kato try to make the consciousness of this beautiful world. She believes that it can enrich our life and also can create consciousness of ourselves. Yu Kato traveling all over the world from her early twenties and continues to be moved by the beauty of the world every moment still now. Through the journey, she realized that the world is beautiful wherever it is and Only we need is consciousness. So she try to create art works like transparent cut lines that sharpen the beauty of the world which is difficult to find because quite usual for us. Final goal of every her artworks is discovering that the world that we thought already know was full of surprises and freshness.
She was studying architecture in Musashino Art University. Mostly she made real scale works. She would like to create a space where can interact with people and surrounding environment. After graduate the art university, she traveling around all over the world and learned about various natural environment. After that she entered the graduate school of The University of Tokyo and studied about media art(Interactive art) and made Land Art and Installation Art works. Currently She is capturing and expression the world with any materials and methods.
2013 Completed Master Course at The University of Tokyo, Japan
2009 - 2011 Traveled all over the world for 2 years
2009 Graduated from Musashino Art University, Japan
1985 Born in Tokyo, Japan.
■Exhibitions & Prize
2019
“ART STAYS”, Art Exhibition / Ptuj, Slovenia
"Arte Laguna Prize" , Art Exhibition / Venezia, Italy
“FESTIVALS & EXHIBITIONS PRIZE”
2018
" Burning Man Japan " , Art Exhibition / Gunma,Japan
Installation for music video / Tokyo,Japan
" Burning Man Japan " , Art Exhibition / Gunma,Japan
Installation for music video / Tokyo,Japan
Installation for the shop / Tokyo,Japan
Installation for musician's exhibition/ Tokyo,Japan
2015
" Burning Man" , Art Exhibition / Nevada, USA
" Burning Man" , Art Exhibition / Nevada, USA
2014
Installation for music video /Tokyo, Japan
Installation for music video / Tokyo, Japan
2013
Installation for music video / Shizuoka, Japan
Installation for music video / Shizuoka, Japan
2012
"iiiExhibition 14 " The University of Tokyo / Tokyo,Japan
"iiiExhibition 14 " The University of Tokyo / Tokyo,Japan
"iiiExhibition 13" The University of Tokyo / Tokyo,Japan
2011
"iiiExhibition 12" The University of Tokyo / Tokyo,Japan
"iiiExhibition 12" The University of Tokyo / Tokyo,Japan
"iiiExhibition 11" The University of Tokyo / Tokyo,Japan
2009
"Degree Show 2009" Musashino Art University / Tokyo,Japan
"Degree Show 2009" Musashino Art University / Tokyo,Japan
2008
"Milano Salone" product exhibition/ Milano, Italy
"Milano Salone" product exhibition/ Milano, Italy
2009年 武蔵野美術大学 建築学科卒業
2013年 東京大学大学院 学際情報学府修了
■主な展示および受賞歴
2019
"Arte Laguna Prize" , Art Exhibition / Venezia, Italy “FESTIVALS & EXHIBITIONS PRIZE”
国際美術賞展アルテ・ラグーナ/ヴェネッチア
FESTIVALS & EXHIBITIONS 賞受賞
2019 3 /31 - 4/25
"Arte Laguna Prize" , Art Exhibition / Venezia, Italy
国際美術賞展アルテ・ラグーナ /ヴェネッチア
アルセナーレにて大型インスタレーション「Vague Lines without You」展示
2019 7 /12 - 9/13
"Art Stays ", Art Exhibition / Ptuj, Slovenia
スロベニアの国際アートフェスティバルに招待アーティストとして参加
大型インスタレーション「Origin of the Wind」展示
街の住人に気に入っていただき、恒久展示として Ptuj のお城に展示中
2020 2/20 - 2/22
“rooms” , Art Exhibition / 渋谷区、東京
国立代々木競技場 第一体育館前にて大型インスタレーション「風の出自」展示
2020 10/2 - 10/4
“Mfestival” , Art Exhibition / 妙高高原、新潟
ススキを使ったブリコラージュ作品「light in the air」展示
大学院を２年休学して世界を２周する旅をしたりと、
学生時代より足掛け15年、世界中を旅しながら自然をテーマにした作品制作と研究を行う。
大型のインスタレーション作品を中心に、現在はブリコラージュ（その場の素材でその場でつくる）
の手法も取り入れ、国内外で活動。
「世界中を旅して、今でもずっと世界の美しさに感動し続けています。そんな中で、私の作品自体を見るというよりは、作品を通して“今、この場所” の美しさをもっと繊細に感じられる『透明な切り取り線』のような作品をつくりたいと思ってきました。地球を舞台として、すべての場所に存在する “今、この場所” の美しさを表現して、伝えることで、体験者に“今、この場所に存在する自分”も同時に感じてもらえたら嬉しいです。」