ARAKAWA Soya

Profile

Soya Arakawa was born in Shizuoka Japan in 1984. He obtained his BFA in sculpture at the Kanazawa College of Art. His work "Noh Video" was shown at the Nantes Contemporary Art Biennale in 2009. In 2008 he participated in TWS's Taipei-Tokyo Exchange Residency Program. In 2009 he took part in TWS Hongo showcasing his video work.

Selected Exhibitions

2013 "Sport Geist, Ceramic" Malkasten, Düsseldorf, Germany
2013 "Cicciolino" Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany and Kanazawa bidai gallery, Kanazawa
2012 "Kunstpunkte Düsseldorf" Kunst im Hafen e.v, Düsseldorf, Germany
2011 "Legend of Artist" Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
2010 "I will be a big star!!" Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
2009 "I will be a big star!!" TWS Hongo, Tokyo

Selected Performances

2014 Lecture performance "A Live Comedy Activity" Filmwerkstatt, Düsseldorf, Germany
2013 Solo Performance "Nashinamure" Herz Jesu Kirche, Wuppertal, Germany
2013 Solo Performance "Ceramic" Malkasten, Düsseldorf, Germany
2008 Solo Performance "Praising Booth" TAV, Taipei, Taiwan

About works / performance

Noh Video

The interview with a fortune-teller

I wanna be a big star!!