{"id":10327,"date":"2026-03-02T13:25:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T04:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/?post_type=news_events&p=10327"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:25:35","slug":"elsi_science_art_resident_fy2025","status":"publish","type":"news_events","link":"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/en\/news_events\/news\/2026\/elsi_science_art_resident_fy2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing ELSI Artist in Residence \u2013 Aoi Suwa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aoi Suwa has been selected as the FY2025 ELSI Artist-in-Residence for the ELSI Science\u2013Art Programme<\/a>. Based in Kanagawa, Japan, Suwa creates experimental installations and two-dimensional works that explore dynamic phenomena and the nature of perception. Her practice investigates the interplay between human awareness and shifting physical processes, integrating media such as video, photography, and painting to reframe our understanding of space and time.<\/p>\n

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Aoi Suwa, ELSI Artist in Residence FY2025<\/div>\n

 
\nHer collaboration with ELSI engages with themes central to the Institute\u2019s research, including cosmic dynamism in the early Solar System and the origins of life. Through dialogue with scientists, the project seeks to translate scientific perspectives into artistic expression \u2014 and, in turn, to offer new sensory and conceptual lenses through which to reflect on scientific inquiry. By bridging art and science, the collaboration aims to cultivate deeper contemplation and intuitive engagement with the evolving universe.<\/p>\n

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In recent years, particularly following the global transformations of 2020, Suwa has developed what she describes as a \u201cnesting approach\u201d as a core methodology within her practice. In this process, video, photography, and natural phenomena are layered with physical installations, observing and reconfiguring one another in an ongoing exchange. This approach foregrounds \u201cseeing\u201d as an active, subjective process, challenging passive modes of perception. Within her work, viewers encounter a form of drawing that emerges through the interaction between natural forces and human perception. Through this layered exploration, Suwa invites audiences to rediscover their embodied relationship with the cosmos.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOne Glass Ball,\u201d video, 1:10, 2023. Awarded the Shogakukan Prize in the Digital Art Category at the Geidai Art Plaza Art Awards. Exhibited at PLATFORM 13 (JR Ueno Station, Platform 13). Image credit: Aoi Suwa.<\/div>\n

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\u201cPreparation of the Painted Moment,\u201d acrylic on acrylic sheet, 91 \u00d7 91 cm, 2025. Exhibited at \u201cKYOBASHI ART WALL Group Exhibition Vol.3\u201d (Toda Building 3F APK ROOM, Tokyo). Image credit: Aoi Suwa.<\/div>\n
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\nWebsite:\u00a0http:\/\/aoisuwa.info\/<\/a>
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