Kouji Ohno

Since completing the MFA program in Sculpture at Tama Art University in 1996, Ohno has continued to create work grounded in “views on life and death” and “reflections on existence.” This inquiry has taken shape as spatial expression through diverse materials, including sculptural works in wood hollowed out to their structural limits, large-scale outdoor sculptures made from reclaimed materials, and installations of individually knotted silk threads illuminated by ultraviolet light. Following a stay in the Netherlands in 2017 under the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ Program of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists, he spent three years living in Amsterdam. He is currently based between Tokyo and Amsterdam, and actively presents his work in Japan and internationally, particularly across Europe and the United States.