Transforming Nature and Daily Life into Stylish Art

Since winning the Grand Prize on NHK's "Digital Stadium" in 2001 for his video installation "Perspective of Playground Equipment," Yasuhito Suzuki has been active in various fields, including art and design. His "Leaf of Blinking," released in 2003, gained popularity not only in museums but also in many public spaces. In 2009, he received the Good Design Award for "Constellation of Departure" at Haneda Airport's "Port of Air," where he served as art director. Suzuki is an artist who makes his presence felt across a wide range of fields beyond contemporary art through his innovative ideas.

At the Setouchi Triennale 2010, his "Zipper Ship," which depicted a wake cutting through the sea surface as a zipper, garnered attention. The following year, at an exhibition held at the Hamamatsu Museum of Art, he presented "Flipbook Shopping Street," a project involving shopping streets and the city hall, demonstrating his continued engagement with regions, places, and spaces beyond the confines of museum galleries.


The exhibition "The Neighborhood Earth," currently on view at Art Tower Mito, features a collection of Suzuki's past and latest works. The exhibition's title, also a nickname for his representative work "Perspective of Playground Equipment," is based on his fundamental creative philosophy: to connect with something larger, the Earth, while remaining grounded in his immediate surroundings – his neighborhood.

Furthermore, "Flipbook Shopping Street in Mito" is being held in the city's shopping arcades. Suzuki has personally explored Mito's central urban area and created flipbook animations based on his unique observations, which are now displayed in various shops.

Yasuhito Suzuki possesses a keen sensibility that transforms overlooked everyday objects and natural phenomena into stylish artworks. Through his artistry, even our familiar Earth can be perceived as a more approachable and wondrous entity.

Yasuhito Suzuki Exhibition 'The Neighborhood Earth'
Dates | Saturday, August 2 to Sunday, October 19
Opening Hours | 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM (Last admission 5:30 PM)
Closed | Mondays (Open Monday, October 13; Closed Tuesday, October 14)
Admission | Adults ¥800, Groups (20+ people) ¥600
Free admission for junior high school students and younger, individuals aged 65 and over, and persons with disabilities and one accompanying caregiver.
Venue | Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito
1-6-8 Gokemachi, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture

Yasuhito Suzuki
Born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture in 1979. Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, Department of Design, in 2001. He creates works that evoke memories and foster empathy, inspired by the small discoveries of everyday life. He actively engages in exhibitions both domestically and internationally, as well as commissioned works in public spaces and collaborations with university research institutions and corporations. His publications include the art collection "Blinking and Flapping" (Seigensha) and "Digital Public Art in Haneda Airport: A New World Felt Through Technology x Air" (co-authored, Bijutsu Shuppan-sha). He is an associate professor in the Department of Scenography, Musashino Art University, and a visiting researcher in the Nakamura Laboratory at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo.