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KAAT EXHIBITION 2024 / Earth Spiral
This solo exhibition was held at KAAT (Kanagawa Arts Theatre). The area where the arts theatre is located has a history of human habitation dating back to prehistoric times, and during the Meiji era, it became a base for the urban development of modern Yokohama after the opening of the port and the formation of a foreign settlement. This exhibition focuses on the layered history of this land, and attempts to perceive the "certain people" who lived in this place in the past, using the geological layers and traces of life deposited underground as clues. Through a thoughtful experience of descending underground, viewers gain an opportunity to re-examine the current landscape and the way of life within the continuity of history.
https://youtu.be/I9eV-GlA8Rs?si=-Sn-ZPtlKRkvPhJA
地中の渦
Oku-Noto Triennale 2020+ / Sea of Argonauts
The exhibition section at the Oku-Noto Triennale 2020+ Suzu Theater Museum, "Ark of Light."
In the center of the venue, sand excavated from the ancient geological strata of Suzu was laid out, and wooden boats, old pianos, and other objects were placed on top, with projected images. Among the folk implements, old notebooks were brought in, containing waka and haiku poems written in ink. Using the scenery and feelings that remain unchanged despite the changing times and circumstances as clues, the exhibition aims to illuminate the lingering memories embedded in the soil and old objects.
In addition to being an artist, the artist was also responsible for the overall curation and direction of the venue.
余光の海
Hilton Kyoto
At Hilton Kyoto, I created seven commissioned works, including paintings and videos, for the entrance lobby, executive lounge, and guest rooms. The works focus on the scenery surrounding the hotel, depicting not only the current landscape but also the layered timeline dating back to the Heian period. By focusing on the traces of human activity and nature accumulated beneath Kyoto, and using soil collected from Karasuma Oike, Kamo River, various temples and shrines, and even the construction site, I developed a pictorial expression that visualizes the intersection of time and landscape.
ヒルトン京都
Minzoku-Bijutsu Bu
The "Minzoku-Bijutsu Bu" held in Oku-Noto, Suzu, was a workshop that went beyond simply appreciating folk tools and aimed to re-examine their value through actual use. Focusing on rice cultivation, participants traced the process from harvesting to threshing and milling, touching upon the function and form of the tools, the wisdom accumulated in the land, and providing an opportunity to reconsider the relationship between the environment and people.
民俗美術ブ2025
Setouchi Triennale 2022 / Peering into the Seabed
An exhibition held in an old Western-style building at the Setouchi Triennale 2022.
The Yoshima and Goto Islands, connected by the Seto Ohashi Bridge, were divided by a sea-rise during the Jomon period, forming the current island landscape. This work focuses on the geological history of the Seto Inland Sea, which slowly developed after the end of the Ice Age, and unfolds as an installation using sand, video, and water inside a house on the beach. By creating a diorama of the topography from about 10,000 years ago and visualizing the time from the sea-rise to the present day through the inflow of water, and by conducting interviews with islanders, this project spatially traces the long continuity of time woven from the landscape and human activities.
幻海をのぞく
Echoes Beneath the Nagi Tree
This mural, "Under the Nagi Tree," is located inside the Wakayama City Library. It is based on the Wakayama City folktale "The Great Tree of Sagi Forest." The mural evokes the memory of a giant Nagi tree that is said to have once stood in this area, bringing it back to life in the present day. By researching Sagi Forest and using local soil in the artwork, the artist emphasizes the connection to the land's history and nature. This work overlays a local story onto a reading space, creating a space where memories are passed down through generations.
梛の木の下で
Solo Exhibition "senne"
This solo exhibition was held at Art Front Gallery (Tokyo). "Senne" means "to sleep" or "in a dream" in Polish, symbolizing an attitude of turning our attention to forgotten history and personal memories. Through elements such as water surfaces, mirrors, and antique objects, landscapes are abstracted as if floating between reality and memory, and then reconstructed in the exhibition space. The "Senne" series, which evokes layers of time where the present and past overlap, is an attempt to lead viewers to the memories sleeping deep within the land.
南条嘉毅個展 ”senne”
Itoshima Int’l Art Festival 2025 Itoshima Arts Farm / Flag of YUI
An exhibition and performance by Tomari Digaku (Yoshitaka Nanjo x Fukuoka Prefectural Itoshima Special Needs School) was held at the Itoshima International Art Festival 2025.
"Yui no Hata" (Flags of Connection) were created from drawings made by children at Fukuoka Prefectural Itoshima Special Needs School. A portion of these flags was displayed on the riverbank stretching from the mouth of the river flowing through Itoshima City to the sea. During the festival, a performance was held in which participants walked with these flags. The children also played alongside the flags, and a new "landscape" was painted in this town.
ゆいの旗（とまり大学）
PACT Zollverein / bacilli / Artist in Residence
This artist-in-residence program is held in Essen, Germany. The artist collective "bacilli" (Shotaro Yoshino, YoshitakaNanjo, and James Jack) focuses on the activity of microorganisms present in the soil of Zollverein, attempting to listen to the voice of the energy inherent in the land. Based on geological surveys of coal seams, this residency explored the relationship between human imagination, power circuits, and soil ecosystems by combining interviews with residents of the Ruhr region with contemporary perceptions of "energy."
PACT Zollverein / bacilli / アーティスト・イン・レジデンス
Phantasmal Sea
This work was part of a group exhibition held at the Kagawa Prefectural Museum, and was a collaborative exhibition with the Setouchi Triennale. The installation was created based on research conducted in coastal areas during the spring. The sand and dust carried by the sea breeze covered disused household items and mirrors in the room, and the layers of memories and time accumulated there became the starting point for the work. By projecting lighting and images onto fishing nets and lamps borrowed from the Setouchi Sea Historical and Folk Museum, and by combining images with mirrors and grandfather clocks, the work creates a visionary seascape where past life and present perception intersect.
幻海
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