About

Yuka Umino, despite being born into a body that she could not choose, paints the human body as a mutable and fluid existence, with hope that we can choose our own existence. This idea stems from the notion that our possibilities and values change as we connect with the outside world. In a broader sense, she may be addressing how we come to terms with uncontrollable events through the human body.

This exhibition presents her unique expression, “caressing one’s own values” and “continuously writing a diary of the same day,” as a way to showcase her creative process and serve as a guide to life.