Chihiro Okamoto solo exhibition
「Touch Candy Shop」
2025.6.14.sat-6.22.sun
Concept
I believe that by experiencing this world, we can gain a sense of reality.
In modern society, we lack the feeling of living in the here and now.
We may not really know even the things that are familiar to us.
I like the things I usually lick to get to feeling a candy.
We will display goods that are more POP and easier to lick.
Chihiro Okamoto
1993 Born in Suita City, Osaka, Japan
2017 Graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design / Faculty of Art and Design / Department of Art Representation
2017 Kids Promotion Inc. (Food and Beverage Event PR)
2018 Kyoshin Printing Company Inc. (Package Printing Sales)
2020 Hakuhodo Kansai Branch Inc. (Advertising Agency)
2023 Rokkosan Kanko Co. Meets Art PR)
Since childhood, I have been interested in the five senses. At university, he created participatory artworks using the senses of smell and touch.
After graduating from university, he took a break from creating art but resumed his activities in 2020.
Among the five senses, he began to create works on the theme of “licking,” a tactile sensation that is particularly felt with the senses of the heart and the mind.
Activity history
2017 Graduation Works Exhibition “Doubt, Research, Practice” BankART studio NYK
2021 two-person exhibition Osaka Gendai Gallery
2022 two-person exhibition Osaka Gendai Gallery
2022 The 49th Contemporary Art – Ibaraki 2022 Exhibition “Metaconceptual”
2022 The 12th Nishiwaki City Sam Hall Grand Prize Exhibition Selected
2023 Two Men Exhibition 2024 Two Artists Exhibition Osaka Gendai Gallery
2024 Two Artists Exhibition Osaka Gendai Gallery
2025 Solo Exhibition “Licking Exhibition” Osaka Gendai Gallery
