Kanda & Oliveira is pleased to announce the exhibition " Suspended Samsara " by Koshiro Shikine from May 16 to June 13.
Koshiro Shikine is an artist who employs multiple media, including sculpture, to attempt to express the relationship between himself and his surrounding society and environment. This exhibition departs from an interest in the contemporary forms of perception symbolized by short videos—a continuous succession of "highlights" devoid of context. When only "results," severed from causality and the flow of time, are repeated, the event becomes suspended, and the moment that was meant to be emphasized is hollowed out. Through video and sculpture, the repetition of these events that fail to fully materialize exposes the very circuits through which our sensations and emotions are generated. What is this subtle sense of dissonance? The exhibition unravels a narrative fragment about spilled coffee.
Koshiro Shikine
Shikine is a Tokyo-based artist. After graduating with a degree in Sculpture from Tokyo University of the Arts, he completed his master's degree in the Global Art Practice program at the same university. Traversing video, sculpture, and performance, he reconstructs fragments of everyday life and physical experiences to generate spaces that induce perceptual transformation. His practice focuses on the state of "suspension" that occurs between physical sensation and social circuits in contemporary environments, the gaps between record and memory, and reality and reproduction, as well as the relationship with the gaze and institutional systems surrounding the body. Recent exhibitions include "Sushi, Shisu" (2025, Ryugasaki City). His honors include the Tomoko Yabumae Jury Award at the CAF Award 2019.
Curated by: Manami Totsuka
Independent curator. With a strong interest in the nature of exhibitions in public spaces and the positioning of the audience, Totsuka engages in the planning and management of site-specific exhibitions and art projects. Furthermore, through collaborations with private enterprises and government agencies on art festivals and exhibitions that utilize unique narratives, she plays a vital role in bridging society and art. Major exhibitions include the Saitama Triennale 2020 "I can speak" exhibition (2020, Saitama City). Her international projects include the "Words are Bellows" exhibition (2024–, Vilnius, Lithuania; Riga, Latvia). She is the Representative Director of the NPO BARD.
