Tomohiro Inaba "Forms of lives"
Yukikomizutani
Starts 6/12
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Tomohiro Inaba
YUKIKOMIZUTANI is pleased to present “Forms of Lives”, a solo exhibition by Tomohiro Inaba, on view from Friday, June 12 through Saturday, July 11, 2026. Inaba has consistently explored a distinctive sculptural practice that incorporates “voids” within delicate wire structures, evoking the viewer’s imagination through absence and space. Marking his third solo exhibition with the gallery, Forms of Lives reconsiders this “void” more concretely as a manifestation of life itself, presenting new works that visualize the cycles of life and the traces of memory.
For this exhibition, Inaba further expands his established practice through a new body of stainless steel sculptures. Designed to be installable outdoors, these works move beyond the conventional framework of the gallery space and represent a new attempt by the artist to explore the significance and possibilities of sculpture within public environments. Throughout his career, Inaba has regarded art as a means of inspiring imagination toward invisible existences. Through floating wire structures suspended in space, he has created works that stimulate the viewer’s imagination and encourage contemplation of unseen forces. Employing motifs such as stars and geometric forms, his practice has addressed themes including life and death, the cosmos, and systems of order, offering viewers opportunities to construct their own narratives.
In recent years, through observing familiar living creatures and reflecting on human mortality, Inaba has deepened his contem plation of the cyclical nature of life. He has come to perceive life not as something confined to a single being, but as a continuously transforming presence that moves endlessly through time and space. This realization has led him to recognize his sculptures as “visualized forms of life.” Centered on this renewed artistic philosophy, Forms of Lives presents recent works that embody the circulation of life and the traces of memory. By transforming the gallery into a space suggestive of an eternal and vast cycle of existence, the exhibition invites viewers to overlay their own memories and experiences onto the works, encouraging quiet and contemplative encounters with their own lives and sense of being.
For this exhibition, Inaba further expands his established practice through a new body of stainless steel sculptures. Designed to be installable outdoors, these works move beyond the conventional framework of the gallery space and represent a new attempt by the artist to explore the significance and possibilities of sculpture within public environments. Throughout his career, Inaba has regarded art as a means of inspiring imagination toward invisible existences. Through floating wire structures suspended in space, he has created works that stimulate the viewer’s imagination and encourage contemplation of unseen forces. Employing motifs such as stars and geometric forms, his practice has addressed themes including life and death, the cosmos, and systems of order, offering viewers opportunities to construct their own narratives.
In recent years, through observing familiar living creatures and reflecting on human mortality, Inaba has deepened his contem plation of the cyclical nature of life. He has come to perceive life not as something confined to a single being, but as a continuously transforming presence that moves endlessly through time and space. This realization has led him to recognize his sculptures as “visualized forms of life.” Centered on this renewed artistic philosophy, Forms of Lives presents recent works that embody the circulation of life and the traces of memory. By transforming the gallery into a space suggestive of an eternal and vast cycle of existence, the exhibition invites viewers to overlay their own memories and experiences onto the works, encouraging quiet and contemplative encounters with their own lives and sense of being.
Schedule | Jun 12 (Fri) 2026-Jul 11 (Sat) 2026 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://yukikomizutani.com/japanese/exhibitions/%e7%a8%b2%e8%91%89%e5%8f%8b%e5%ae%8f%e5%80%8b%e5%b1%95-2/ | ||||
| Venue | Yukikomizutani https://yukikomizutani.com/ | ||||
| Location | 1F Terrada Art Complex II, 1-32-8 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002 | ||||
| Access | 7 minute walk from exit B at Tennozu Isle Station on the Rinkai line, 8 minute walk from the South exit of Tennozu Isle Station on the Tokyo Monorail line, 9 minute walk from the North exit of Shimbamba Station on the Keikyu line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6810-3885 | ||||
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