今井の新作である『ひと包み』の特別ページです。 HUMAN FUROSHIKI "Human Furoshiki" is a participatory work in which the author, Imai, and the participating viewers work together to create an important gift, "Human Furoshiki" wrapped in a single furoshiki. It is the participating viewers who are wrapped in the furoshiki. Imai, the author, will wrap you in your favorite pose. When we are born, we are carefully wrapped in cloth, and when we die, we are carefully wrapped in cloth. What kind of experience is it to be wrapped up in the meantime, and even to be wrapped up in others? While talking and communicating with the viewers, who are important gifts that the author can meet through the work, we will change the object of "furoshiki" into a work of "Hitotsutsumi-ひと包み-" together. It is a work that tries to do that. Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts Doctoral Examination Exhibition 2021 December 10th (Fri) -19th (Sun), 2021 Tokyo University of the Arts University Museum Load More

人間ノリ巻きの作品説明です。 about Human sushi Human Sushi Production year: 2013- Format: Installation Size: Sushi (including ingredients) ... W2000 x H100 x D1800 Sushi clogs ... W3000 × H450 × D2000 (mm) Material: Cloth, cotton, urethane foam, polyerylene sheet A participatory art work in which artists who portray sushi chefs roll up participants. The participant chooses some of the sushi toppings (tuna, egg, starch, dried gourd) that are wrapped with him/her/them, holds them, and lies down on a huge rice mat. Then, the artist rolled up the participant in front of the viewer and made a huge "Human Sushi" together. After the roll is rolled, the photograph taken and printed on the spot is pasted on the wooden board that becomes the menu table. Then, the experiencer himself writes a menu such as "~ roll", completes the menu table, and displays it in the exhibition hall. It is a work that you can enjoy as an experience-based performance, such as "rolling in public" and "becoming food", that you do not usually do. Also, for myself, not only to experience it to become part of its work product on the menu table but also to form a communication between the experienced people. This work not only sees the work but also participates, and the viewer becomes a work, so that the viewer and the work, the viewer and the author, and the relationship between the viewers can be changed happily, and it is fun with everyday things. Created using the topic of seaweed rolls and cooking in an attempt to amplify the sardines. Currently, a total of about 2,500 people are experiencing it in Japan, South Korea, and France. ・ February 26-March 3, 2013 ... "2012 Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts Graduation / Completion Exhibition" (Aichi Museum of Art Gallery Exhibition Room / Aichi) ・ August 2013… etteda7th (Seoul) ・ August 2014 ... Guerrilla Performance in Paris (Plaza in front of Pompidou Center / Paris) ・ March 2015 ... Solo exhibition "이랏 샤이 마세 ~ Welcome ~ Exhibition" (gallery bonun / Seoul) ・ April 7, 2018 ... "Meaningless, something like" (Beginning Museum / Fukushima) ・ August 2018 ... "Children's Korabo Lab" (Art Tower Mito / Ibaraki) ・ August 2018 ... " TURN Festival 4 " (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum / Tokyo) ・ Scheduled to be exhibited in 2020 (postponed after 2021)

今井さつきの作品紹介をしています。 This page present art works of Satsuki IMAI. WORKS WORKS WORKS WORKS WORKS WORKS WORKS WORKS WORKS

「ひと包み」についての作品説明です。 about "Hitotsutsumi" Human Kikumaki (Chrysanthemum Roll) Year of Production: 2025 Format: Participatory Artwork Size: Kikumaki (including fillings): W2000 × H100 × D1800 mm Materials: Fabric, cotton "Hitotsutsumi" is participatory artwork in which visitors who come to a kimono accessory shop are wrapped in huge furoshiki (Japanese wrapping cloth) by an artist who impersonates the store's proprietress. Visitors meet the artist, and she says that "this is a place where visitors are wrapped in furoshiki while communicating.". Visitors who want to participate choose two of their favorite patterns from the large furoshiki and lay them out in the space. Then he/she/they go up on the tatami mats, unfold the two furoshiki together with the artist, and join the two furoshiki by tying them together with their hands. The participants then sit on the furoshiki, which are three meters square in length and width, and assume the position in which they want to be wrapped. The position can be sitting, standing, or lying down. The artist, who is the proprietress of the space, wraps the viewer according to the viewer's position, physique, and conversation, following the basic tying method of the furoshiki. In this process, communication between the artist and the viewer takes place through the furoshiki. Through this collaboration and exchange, a simple furoshiki is transformed into a work of art called "Hitotsutsumi". When the wrapping is finished, the artist takes a picture of the wrapping, prints it out on iron-printed paper, and gives it to the viewer, who cuts it with scissors, attaches it to the noren, and names the wrapping. As the number of participants increases, the number of wrappings made by the viewers increases, and each wrapping becomes a symbol of the communication between the viewer and the artist. Each wrapping is a one-of-a-kind creation that is the result of communication between the viewer and the artist. Three elements in the art work Object. The object of this work is the furoshiki. By creating with the artist a worldview of a kimono accessory shop lined with large furoshiki, he creates a space that is detached from everyday life, a space that viewers themselves can experience with peace of mind. The artist and the viewer create a space that is detached from everyday life, a space in which the viewer can experience and feel at ease. Furoshiki and cloth are familiar objects, but by using a size beyond the usual furoshiki, it is possible to create a space in which the viewer can experience and feel at ease. The use of furoshiki, or clothes, in sizes beyond the usual brings a surprise to the viewer, who sees the furoshiki wrap itself around the object. However, because the action itself is a familiar one of wrapping and being wrapped, the process of experiencing the cloth itself is easy to imagine, creating a sense of security. The "presence of being wrapped" by the viewer and the "presence of wrapping" by the creator compensate for the lack of a "presence of being wrapped" when wrapping something with a furoshiki, and the interaction generated by the communication between the two creates a sense of comfort in the furoshiki. The interaction that results from the communication between the two transforms the furoshiki into a work of art that is not merely an object but a "Hitotsutsumi" that combines the communication between the two and the furoshiki wrapping that is co-created by the two. The communication between the two and the co-created furoshiki wrapping transforms the furoshiki into a work of art. The Viewer The viewer of this work is the one who is wrapped in the furoshiki. They experience the work together with the artist, transforming the mere furoshiki into a work of art called "Hitotsutsumi" (one package). The viewer has the right to choose the pattern of the furoshiki in the space of the work and the position in which he or she is wrapped. This reduces the gap in experience between the artist and the viewer and creates a new and unique experience for the artist as well. After being wrapped, the viewer has an opportunity for reflection and output by naming his or her own wrapping from the experience of being wrapped, and the opportunity for reflection and objectivity gained in the process creates an opportunity to shift the experience into an experience. Artist The author of this work is the proprietress of a kimono accessory shop. As the proprietress, the artist creates the worldview of the work space with the object furoshiki and coordinates the experience. Through the experience together with the viewers, the artist transforms the furoshiki object into a work of art called "Hitotsutsumi" (one package). The artist cannot control the entire experience depending on the viewer's choice of furoshiki, body shape, or position. The artist gives the viewer the right to choose the pattern of the furoshiki and the position of his or her body, and the viewer himself or herself is the one who is challenged by the experience. Load More ＜Exhibition History＞ December 2021: "Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music Graduate School Doctoral Program Examination Exhibition 2021" (The University Art Museum, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music / Tokyo, Japan)

人間ノリ巻きの作品説明です。 about Human sushi in Asahikawa Human Sushi in Kassel Production year: 2013- Format: Installation Size: Sushi (including ingredients) ... W2000 x H100 x D1800 Sushi clogs ... W3000 × H450 × D2000 (mm) Material: mixed media The work Human Sushi was presented during a half-month stay at the “Former Kamijo Elementary School Residence,” an artist-in-residence program held at the former Kamijo Elementary School building in Miyama City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Organizer: Kyushu Geibunkan Art Exhibition Executive Committee (Fukuoka Prefecture Cultural Promotion Division) Human Sushi Experience (12/16–12/24)

NEWS ◆ January 12, 2021: We will participate in the open studio held at BankART R16. ◆ January 12, 2021: We will participate in the artist talk at BankART Station. ◆ January 10, 2021: We are exhibiting at "Inside Divversity" being held at Ueno Station Break Gallery. (~ February 4th)

今井さつきの経歴等を記載しています。 Satsuki's biography CV photo: Tatsuhiko Nakagawa Satsuki Imai Satsuki Imai creates participatory and communication-based artworks that explore PLAY GROUND, co-creation, and reciprocity, developing spaces in which viewers and artist collaboratively shape the work. Her artistic practice is deeply influenced by her background in video games. Having grown up immersed in games, she came to believe that play fosters personal growth and builds connections between people. She initially aspired to become a game designer, but during her studies in a specialized program, she encountered contemporary art. She found strong affinities between games and art—both offer opportunities to think, experience, and exist slightly apart from everyday roles. This discovery sparked her interest in creating such experiences within public spaces. Drawing on foundational concepts from game design—the viewer as protagonist, the possibility of altering the future through participation, and play as a medium connecting people—Imai developed a practice in which the audience becomes an active agent within each work. Her installation Raybox transforms visitors’ personal belongings into kaleidoscopes, enabling them to generate unique visions rooted in their own lives. In Hajimari no Daichi, flowers made by participants gradually alter the rocky, cave-like landscape of the installation, suggesting the potential for collective action to reshape a shared environment. In Human Norimaki, participants become the “ingredients” of a giant sushi roll, collaboratively constructing the norimaki with the artist while experiencing a new form of embodied creativity. Across these works, Imai invites viewers to become protagonists who co-create the artwork through a process akin to play. Her installations function as playgrounds, places where she connects with others through the medium of art and welcomes them into a space of shared creation. Embedded within her practice is a simple and sincere message to participants: a desire for friendship and connection. Biography 2022 Completed Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts (PhD, Fine Arts) 2017 Completed Master’s Program, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Intermedia Art, Tokyo University of the Arts 2013 Completed Master’s Program, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Design, Aichi University of the Arts 2011 BA, Department of Animation (Game Course), Tokyo Polytechnic University Exhibition history 2025 Biennale Jatim XI (Pudak Gallery Gresik / Gresik, Indonesia) 2024 hacchi Artist-in-Residence Activity Archive Exhibition (Hachinohe Portal Museum hacchi / Aomori) 2024 Hajimari Art Center 10th Anniversary Exhibition “Ki・Ten・Ki・Ten” — Summer Season (Hajimari-no-Museum / Fukushima) 2023 Former Kamino elementary school Residence Program Exhibition (Former Kamino Elementary School / Fukuoka) 2022 IN : ACT Bến Ngọc Thụy by Nhà Sàn Collective (WH22 Nha San Queer House / Kassel, Germany) Just Rolllllll (Museum Fridericianum, Gudkitchen Backyard / Kassel, Germany) Let’s Get Rolled in Human Sushi! — Asahikawa “Makasa-ru-kai” (Heiwa-dori Kaimono Park / Hokkaido) 2021 Tokyo University of the Arts Doctoral Thesis Exhibition (The University Art Museum / Tokyo) 2020 INSIDE DIVERSITY (Ueno Station Break Gallery / Tokyo) Making is Praying (OIL by Bijutsu Techo / Tokyo) The Struggle for Tomorrow (3331 ART FAIR / Tokyo) 2019 Precious Situation (Digital Hollywood University / Tokyo) 2018 ATLAS Exhibition (The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts / Ibaraki) TURN Festival 4 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum / Tokyo) Kodomo Collabo Lab (Art Tower Mito / Ibaraki) Muimi no Youna mono (Hajimari-no-Museum / Fukushima) 2017 TURN Festival 3 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum / Tokyo) FELT STÄRKE — East Asian Capital of Culture 2017 Public Presentation (Kyoto Art Center / Kyoto) TURN Festival 2 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum / Tokyo) Graduation & Completion Exhibition, Tokyo University of the Arts (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum / Geidai Campus) 2015 TURN Festival (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum / Tokyo) Solo Exhibition Irasshaimase—Welcome (gallery bonun / Seoul) Me and Nature — Tokyo University of the Arts × École des Beaux-Arts International Collaborative Project (Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale / Niigata) 2014 Human Sushi Guerrilla Performance (Centre Pompidou forecourt / Paris) 2013 Aichi University of the Arts Graduation & Completion Exhibition (Aichi Prefectural Arts Center / Aichi) TETSUSON 2013 (BankART Studio NYK / Kanagawa) Artist-in-Residence 2024 Hacchi AIR (Hachinohe / Aomori) 2022 Former Kamijo Artist-in-Residence (Miyama / Fukuoka) Artist-in-Residence Asahikawa (Asahikawa / Hokkaido) Grants 2022 Ogasawara Toshiaki Memorial Foundation — Travel & Research Grant (First Term)

メディアなどの記事を掲載しています。 Media MEDIA MEDIA I was interviewed by Tobira, who is an art communicator at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, when he completed graduate school work at the Tokyo University of the Arts.

Rayboxの作品説明です。 The information of "Raybox" Human Kikumaki (Chrysanthemum Roll) Year of Production: 2025 Format: Participatory Artwork Size: Kikumaki (including fillings): W2000 × H100 × D1800 mm Materials: Fabric, cotton A viewer-participation-type work where you can see the kaleidoscope when you put your belongings inside the work and look into it. Viewers put their watches, glasses, and other belongings in black, white, and transparent-looking box drawers. And when I look through the upper peephole, the belongings in the drawer are transformed into a kaleidoscope. Not all belongings are unique, but the combination of belongings is a part of each viewer, and we try to use it to create a figure that only that person can make. By arranging the inside of the drawer and turning the handle attached to the work, a figure that can only be seen in that moment and that is constantly changing appears every moment. Its beauty seems to praise the viewer themselves. This work was made when the writer was still studying at university with the aim of becoming a game creator. He came across contemporary art when he began to question the commercial games he produced over the years. However, because I didn't understand contemporary art well at that time, I didn't have much to touch, unlike toys and games, and I felt like someone else's affairs. If I make a work, I thought it would be good if I could think of it as my own. This work gave birth to the future writer's life. ・ January 2013 ... " etteda7th-etteda Korea-Japan Creators Joint Exhibition 2012- " (TEMPORARY CONTEMPORARY / Tokyo)

satsukiimai.comは、今井さつきのwebサイトです。作品やプロジェクト等を紹介しています。 Human sushi Human sushi To make is to pray Human sushi 1/19 アンカー 1

はじまりのだいちについての作品説明です。 about The beginning from ground Beginning your ground Production year: 2017- Format: Installation Size: φ4000 × H2500 (mm) Material: Wood, Styrofoam, Artificial turf, Flower paper This participatory installation is designed as a mountain on the outside and a cave on the inside. Visitors enter the work and create flowers while sharing memories or stories about important people in their lives with the artist or with others present. Inside the space, participants layer thin hanagami (flower paper) sheets to create their own unique flowers. There are no specific rules for how the flowers should be made; each visitor relies on their own memories and imagination to shape their creation. The artist remains present in the space, making flowers together with visitors and listening to their stories. Completed flowers are placed inside the cave or inserted into the mountain outside. When participants feel ready to “leave the cave,” they climb a ladder, breathe in the outside air, and step out of the space. The installation gradually transforms as more flowers are added through visitors’ participation. The work was created from the idea that the landscape—both literal and metaphorical—can be changed through the small actions of individuals. Approximately 200 people participated in this work, creating flowers while sharing memories of making flowers in their childhood or stories of people to whom they wished to give a flower. Because there were no rules for how the flowers should be made, some participants created their works freely, responding to the materials with their hands and following their own curiosity. Care was taken not to set a clear goal or time limit, allowing each person to spend as much time as they wished until their flower felt complete. The space was intended to offer the comfort and safety of a park-like environment, while providing a gentle theme—“making a flower”—through which participants could think and reflect as they worked with their hands. As time was shared with the visitors, it became clear that the feelings they expressed—making a flower while thinking of someone, or wishing to give it to someone dear—were themselves a form of art. Exhibition History Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2017 The 65th Graduation and Completion Works Exhibition Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum / The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts / Geidai Campus, Tokyo October 2019 Precious Situation NEWTOWN / Digital Hollywood University, Tokyo

NEWSは今井さつきの最新情報(展覧会、イベント等)を掲載しています。 The latest information NEWS 2025 Exhibiting at “Civic Hall Open! DAY♪ Exhibition Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025 Time: 11:00–16:00 Venue: Hall Foresta Stage, Keyaki Forum, Meeting Rooms, Entrance Area Admission: Free More details here 2025 Exhibiting at Biennale JatimⅪ Exhibition Date: Sunday, August 24 – Saturday, September 20, 2025 Time: 10:00–21:00 Venue: Pudak Gallery Gresik Admission: Free More details here ※Click the visual on the left to access the artwork page within the website. 2025 2024 Hacchi Artist-in-Residence Activity Archive Exhibition Exhibition Date: Saturday, January 25 – Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Time: 9:00–21:00 Venue: Hachinohe Portal Museum hacchi, 3F “Wa no Studio” Admission: Free More details here ※Click the visual on the left to access the artwork page within the website. 2024 Exhibiting at Hajimari Art Center 10th Anniversary Exhibition “Ki・Ten・Ki・Ten” — Summer Season Exhibition Date: Saturday, August 3 – Sunday, October 20, 2024 Time: 10:00–18:00 Venue: Hajimari-no-Museum Admission: General: 500 yen Ages 65+: 250 yen High school students and under: Free Visitors with a disability certificate and one accompanying person: Free More details here ※Click the visual on the left to access the artwork page within the website. 2023 Participating in the Former Kamino Elementary School Residence Exhibition Performance Date: Saturday, December 16 – Sunday, December 24, 2023 Time: 13:00–17:00 Venue: Former Kamijo Elementary School Admission: Free More details here ※Click the visual on the left to access the artwork page within the website. 2023 A doctoral thesis has been released on the website. Exhibition detail：Click here 2022 IN : ACT BẾN NGỌC THỤỴ BY NHÀ SÀN COLLECTIVE Performance Date：1. September 2022 Time：16:00-20:00 Location：WH22 Nha San Queer House Admission：free detail：Click here 2022 Just Rolllllll Performance Date：13. August 2022 Time：16:00-20:00 Location：Fridericianum Gudkitchen (Backyard) Admission：free detail：Click here 2021 Doctorate degree Exhibition Exhibition Date：10. December 2021 Time：10:00-17:00 Location：Tokyo University of the Arts museum Admission：free detail：Click here 2021 BankART AIR 2021 WINTER OPEN STUDIO Exhibition Date： 5-7,12-14.February 2021 Time：11: 00-19: 00 Place： BankART Station & R16studio Admission: Free detail： Click here 2020 INSIDE DIVERSITY Inner diversity Exhibition Schedule:26.Dec 2020,-4.February Time：7: 00-23: 00 Location：JR Ueno Station Main Exit "Galleria" 2F Break Station Gallery Admission：Free 2020 To make is to pray workshop Exhibition Date： 4.July 2020 Time：11: 00-21: 00 Location：Shibuya PARCO OIL by Art Notebook Store Participation fee：One drink order