"Go home, look up."

Landscapes are influenced by the geographical characteristics, history, politics, and economic circumstances of the land, and reflect the tastes and thoughts of those in power and its citizens. Although "landscapes" often become the background in everyday life, by looking at them again, we may be able to see the distance between ourselves and the city, which we do not usually recognize, and the roots of ourselves and our mothers. This exhibition attempts to explore universal everyday scenes by focusing on "sceneries on the way home" and "sceneries to look up at."



Shuya Hirai

Born in 2002. Lives in Sapporo. Currently a research student in the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art, Otani University Sapporo. Creates secondary landscape creations with the theme of spirituality in urban experiences. Major awards include the 12th Doten U21 Runner-up Prize (Citizens' Gallery, 2020) and the Sapporo Art Stage ART STREET University Student ART Competition Grand Prize (Sapporo Cultural Arts Community Center SCARTS/sitatte, 2023). Will be residing at the joint studio 0-jiten from 2024. Organizer and representative of the "Northern Art University Exhibition (tentative title)" (Hongo Shin Memorial Sapporo Sculpture Museum, 2025).