Artists in residence

A Japanese national, Masami has lived in La Réunion since 2012, and graduated from the Art University of Japan and the École Supérieure d’Art de La Réunion two years ago. Having started her practice earlier, she graduated in 1998 from Joshibi Art University in Japan, where her studies focused on weaving, traditional and modern dyeing, Kimono making and Fiber Art.

Since the start of her career, Masami has been creating sculptures, installations and Land Art from natural fibers and copper wire, which resonate with a deep personal quest.

“My artistic exploration is centered on the force of life and its intrinsic power, embodied in the materials I use, mainly copper wire and natural fibers. From an early age, I’ve been drawn to the very reasons for human life and the light that emanates from our universe, drawing me into the mysterious world of life. As I’ve grown, I’ve developed a deep and intuitive understanding of the vital energy I perceive in everything around me and try to capture this vibrant, ever-changing essence. ” – Masami

Mizuho Yamazaki (b. 1992) is a curator, researcher, and writer from Japan who creates exhibition spaces where spectators encounter underrepresented perspectives and marginalized voices in society. With special interests in the colonial institutional structures pervasive around the world, she has curated exhibitions such as Speculative Land (2022) in Tokyo and Ownness (2022) in Hong Kong, while engaging with the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, as Curatorial Assistant.

Yamazaki previously completed her MA in Museum Studies at New York University and has taken part in curatorial internships for MoMA PS1 at the Museum of Modern Art and the Abu Dhabi Project at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, as well as an exhibition design internship at the Tokyo National Museum. Her writings include “Être jeune artiste au Japon : cinq parcours” for L’Hebdo of Le Quotidien de l’Art issued on November 17, 2023, “Curatorial Roles for Amplifying the Voice of Artists in Exhibitions—from Cases of the Museum of Modern Art and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum” for KeMCo Review 01 published in March 2023, and “Is the Inheritance of the Past Hope or Curse?―Exhibition Review on Special Feature: Larissa Sansour” for REAR 49 in December 2022. She also presented “Jananne Al-Ani’s Shadow Sites I and the Gulf War: Freeing from the Other’s Gaze Implanted in Culture and Power/Knowledge” at the 71st Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Aesthetics in October 2020.

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