Kobayashi Yuki
Kobayashi Yuki is a visual and performance artist born and based in Tokyo, Japan. Kobayashi uses his own body as a neutral object, mainly in action-based performances, to question gender, disability and racial stereotypes and examine human relations. He has participated in stage and video works as well as contemporary art exhibitions.
In an ongoing project New Gender Bending Strawberry, Kobayashi performs as an unidentified creature in multimedia installations. In another ongoing project Life of Athletics, he explores the issues of sexism and racism in sports society and athleticism. In 2019, Kobayashi founded the performance platform Stilllive to communicate with artists of different physical backgrounds. He received the Individual Fellowship Visual Arts Grant from the Asian Cultural Council in 2023.
Kobayashi was the artist-in-residence at CHAT in 2023. During his residency, Kobayashi worked closely with local communities with special needs and diverse backgrounds, establishing rapport through art and creativity.