They both have different daily feelings, environments, and ways of expressing themselves.
I think about things that suddenly come to mind in my daily life, reconstruct them in my mind, and create my works.

Gallery Talk
Sunday, July 13, 2025 15:00-
Interviewer: Motoaki Yoshizaki (Director of the Sapporo Sculpture Museum)


Naoko Yako
Using paintings and objects made from everyday objects, the artist explores the psychological distance between children and the unique humanity that can be seen in the heart's desire for the safety of one's family.
In recent years, I have branched out from this and expanded the theme to include my roots and the flow of air in nature, creating works while wondering if I can experience the vibrations of time and air.

Recent major exhibitions: Flying seeds (Botanical Garden Uppsala University/Sweden 2022),
Old Voices (Gallery Monma/Sapporo Solo Exhibition 2023),
-Minami-ku Art Season Fuyuichi "Inheriting the Forest/Weaving Phosphorescence" (Sapporo City University Satellite/Sapporo 2024),
How Clouds Form (Saro Homura/Sapporo Solo Exhibition 2024),
Layered (Vitokuras/Osaka 2025)

2019 29th Hokkaido Bank Arts and Culture Encouragement Award
2022 Hokkaido Cultural Encouragement Award


Yuki Igoshi
Sculptor. Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1981, he is currently based there. In 2004, he graduated from the Fashion Design course at Musashino Art University's Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Spatial Design. He creates three-dimensional works using motifs such as the human body and birds, stuffing cotton into textile materials and sewing them together, and also experiments with incorporating materials he dyes himself. He makes use of the soft properties of the materials to express the warmth and presence felt when coming into contact with life. His major exhibitions include the Sapporo International Art Festival 2020 (cancelled in 2020) and Resonance - Shin Hongo + Contemporary Artists of Hokkaido (Hongo Shin Memorial Sapporo Sculpture Museum, 2024). He won the Excellence Award at the JR Tower Art Planets Last Exhibition in 2023.