A graduate from both Kyoto Seika University and the art and science department at Central St. Martins in London, artist Riko Yasumiya (1993) creates visual artworks and artefacts related to human anatomy. Interestingly, Yasumiya’s research lies in how these could better inform and encourage greater awareness and understanding of our body, using a variety of media appropriate to teaching and presentational requirements, including textile, mixed media, 3D construction and installation. In collaboration with SYNONYM, a Nagoya and London-based online and offline network space focusing on community-based storytelling and specialised in art and design project realisation and exhibition curation, Yasumiya created an installation at Batting LALALA in Nagoya. Entitled [neuro−muscular interaction 神経−筋 機能], and it’s the first phase of SYNONYM‘s evocative GROWING SPACE project which aims to inject new life into an existing Japanese baseball batting centre. The installation reimagines and challenges the notion of what this generic venue could offer other than baseball, aiming to spark a reaction from both kids and adults by integrating contemporary art in the space.
Batting LALALA
92 Kakitsubata, Narumi-cho (Midori-ku)
Nagoya 458-0801
Telephone: +81 52 8915151
Publishers Note
Just to be clear – superfuture® is a design blog and not a political commentator. No surprise there. The scope of our content has always been global and borderless, however that can often mean covering projects in countries where we will not agree with the politics or actions of those countries. In a world that’s as screwed up as ever right now, the focus of our support is to those designers, architects and other creatives who aim to make the world a more liveable one – as opposed to people that try their hardest to destroy it. So if a project hits our desk and we like it based on its design credentials, we may choose to publish regardless of its location or creators nationality. superfuture® has always been inclusive and hopes for all current wars, aggression, violence, hate and extremism to end.
