
Artists and representatives from Listening to the Inner Voice: The Art of Living True will talk about the artists’ work.
*This event is conducted in Japanese with Japanese sign-language interpreting.
| Title | Related Event of "Listening to the Inner Voice: The Art of Living True
” Artist Talk |
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| Date and Time | Sunday, 12 July 2026, 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
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| Venue | Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Gallery 1 and Gallery 2 |
| Speakers | INADA Moeko, UEMOTO Ichiko, SHIMURA Nobuhiro, YOSHIDA Masami |
| Admission | Free |
| How to participate | No advance application required *Please come to the reception when it's time. |
| Inquiry | Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Artist Talk section Email: skdg-event2026(at) mot-art.jp * Please change (at) to @. Tel: 03-5422-3151 |

INADA Moeko, Untitled, 2019
Courtesy of Craft Workshop La Mano
Born in 1985, in Kyoto Prefecture. A member of Craft Workshop La Mano (Machida City, Tokyo) since 2003. Inada draws circles and lines as if savoring the sound and feel of colored pencils against paper, letting her body settle into a gentle rhythm, sometimes humming nursery rhymes. Guided by whatever movements appeal to her at the time, the works born from Inada’s intuitive sense of comfort are imbued with a cocoon-like softness and light.

UEMOTO Ichiko, Finding the Place: A Journey to Myself, 2025
Born in 1984, in Hiroshima Prefecture. Currently based in Tokyo. In 2003, Uemoto was selected for an Excellence Award in Canon’s New Cosmos of Photography competition, launching her career as a photographer. In 2013, she founded Ten-nen Studio, a natural-light portrait studio, and has since made commemorative portraits of ordinary families her life’s work. Alongside her photographic practice, she has published numerous diaries and essays written with candid self-reflection.

SHIMURA Nobuhiro, Dress, 2012/2015
Photo: KATO Ken
Born in 1982, in Tokyo. Currently based in Katori City, Chiba Prefecture. Shimura completed the Imaging Arts and Sciences graduate course at Musashino Art University. His practice encompasses video installations featuring everyday objects and familiar landscapes, as well as numerous site-specific works that bring the history and memory of a place to the surface. In recent years, he has incorporated documentary methods into his practice, producing film and video works that shed light on overlooked histories and social issues.

YOSHIDA Masami Scene of reading aloud (March 2026) Photo: UEMOTO Ichiko
Born in 1982, in Tokyo. A member of the social welfare corporation Shirakaba-no-kai, Tateshina Home (Tateshina Town, Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture). During the Craft Group sessions, Yoshida reads aloud passages from texts she enjoys. She has kept a diary since childhood. After meals and work activities, she records her actions in a notebook. The diaries describe what happened each day and what she ate, bringing Yoshida’s everyday life into view.