It is with great pleasure that we introduce three artists based in Kyoto at Art Collaboration Kyoto 2025.

Shihoko Fukumoto is a contemporary artist who explores the expressive potential of indigo dyeing, ever deepening and expanding her creative horizons. Drawing on timeworn textiles rooted in Japan’s natural environment, she has, in recent years, developed a singular practice that conveys messages shaped by a far-reaching awareness which includes environmental issues unfolding on a planetary scale. In this exhibition, she presents two works, 𝘡𝘦𝘯 and 𝘑𝘰̄𝘥𝘰 (Pure Land), created by layering indigo onto the 𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘢 robes of high priests, garments painstakingly crafted and carefully passed down through generations, giving form to the enduring sources of Japanese cultural identity that are quietly slipping away.

In contrast to Fukumoto’s works, which possess a tangible material presence, Nobuaki Onishi employs perfectly transparent resin to meticulously replicate everyday objects and natural forms, rendering their colors and textures with such fidelity that they appear indistinguishable from the real, while deliberately leaving portions conspicuously transparent, thereby creating singular works that call into question our everyday assumptions. In doing so, he delivers an experience in which time and space slip into a state of delicate instability.

Further expanding this dynamic is the work of Yukie Laurentia Beheim, an up-and-coming artist originally from Germany and trained Noh mask carver who came to Japan in 2019, whose sculptural masks call forth another dimension.

The works of these three artists interact, setting into motion gentle disturbances that ripple through time and space.


【Art Collaboration Kyoto 2025】
Booth｜KM05 （Kyoto Meetings）
Artists｜Shihoko Fukumoto, Nobuaki Onishi, Yukie Laurentia Beheim

Dates ｜November 14 [Fri.] - 16 [Sun.], 2025
　　　　(Preview: November 13 [Thu.] *by invitation only)
Hours ｜November 14 [Fri.]　 12:00 - 19:00
　　　　November 15 [Sat.] 12:00 - 19:00
　　　　November 16 [Sun.] 11:00 - 17:00
　　　　*Please note that the last entry is 1 hour before closing.
Venue ｜Kyoto International Conference Center