Born in Miyagi in 2003. Currently enrolled in the Oil Painting Course in the Department of Fine Arts at Tohoku University of Art and Design. Arai’s work involves an interdisciplinary approach that bridges art and design, with media spanning painting, graphics, installation, and sound. In painting, Arai ground his practice in drawing, which he views as a device that deconstructs and reveals the self.

Iwatake’s recent exhibitions include the MOT Collection 30th Anniversary Exhibit Nine Profiles: 1935→2025 (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo), Iwatake Rie + Kataoka Junya, and the Museum Collection: An Illustrated Guide for Gravity and Materials (The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama), Setouchi Triennale 2022, and 2017 BankART Under35 (BankART Studio NYK, Yokohama).

Chang Ching-Wen was born in Taichung, Taiwan in 1979. In 2023 she obtained Ph.D. from the doctoral degree program at Graduate School of Art and Design, Tama Art University. Exhibitions include Into East Asia: Convergence and Diffusion vol. 3 – Container (Shibata Etsuko Gallery, Tokyo, 2021), Vessel for Our Memories (SICF22 Exhibition, Grand Prize Artist Exhibition (Spiral Garden, Tokyo, 2022), and Foreshadowing (Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan).

Working within the tradition of resistance in art history, Takahashi creates video and sculptural works that incorporate performance and language. In recent years, he has presented video installations that combine social issues with personal emotions, as well as sculptural works that explore the complexities of language. Since 2012, he has been involved in curating exhibitions and organizing both an art space and an art school. In 2015, he founded the general incorporated association Projecta.