Based in his hometown Hiroshima, Iwasaki Takahiro sculpts miniature landscapes out of everyday household items, such as towels, toothbrushes and bookmarks. Many of his works are inspired by the turbulent history of the Hiroshima city, which was rapidly reconstructed after its destruction by the atomic bomb in 1945. Through art, he reflects on the fragility and transformation of modern urban landscape.
Iwasaki received a PhD from Hiroshima City University and an MFA at Edinburgh College of Art. He represented Japan at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017, where he held the solo exhibition Turned Upside Down, It’s a Forest. His other recent exhibitions include Takahiro Iwasaki: Nature of Perception, Portland Japanese Garden, Oregon, USA (2023); Takahiro Iwasaki: Itsukushima Reflection Model, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia (2023); and Aichi Triennale 2019: Taming Y/Our Passion, Ito Residence, Aichi, Japan.