NISHIHARA Nao

Profile

Born in 1976. Based in Kanagawa, Japan. Graduated with an MA in Intermedia Art from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2011.
Recent exhibitions: "CYFEST 10" (St. Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, Russia, 2017), "Ende Tymes VI" (Knockdown Center, New York, 2016), "Roppongi Crossing 2016: My Body, Your Voice" (Mori Art Museum, Tokyo). Recent performances: "Experimental Intermedia" (New York, 2016), "Issue Project Room" (w/ Aki Onda, New York, 2016), "Destination of the Stone" (w/ Min Tanaka and Rin Ishihara, Archa Theatre, Praha, 2016). Award: ACC Grant (2015), Special prize for "TOKYO EXPERIMENTAL FESTIVAL Vol.8 ― TEF Sound Installation" (2013).

About works / performance

Bling Bling　2016
Mixed media
Installation view: "Roppongi Crossing 2016: My Body, Your Voice" (Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2016)
Photo: Kazuyuki Funaki

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Oil Drum　2017
Oil drum, motor, wheels, rubber ball, aluminum rod, wood
Installation view: "CYFEST 10" (St. Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Arts and Design, Russia, 2017)

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Rattle and Hum No.3　2014
Bonan, drum, woods, metal, belt
Noge Honcho Street

Sound and Object　2014
Metal, woods, solenoid, timer
Installation view: "Sound and Object" (Ayumi Gallery, 2014)