Artist
Yasuhiro Chida © Frank Vinken, Centre for International Light Art UnnaYasuhiro Chida
Yasuhiro Chida creates immersive art installations on the themes of »the consciousness of space« and »the transformation of somatic sensation«, which are based on his experiences from such activities as high-altitude mountain climbing and ice climbing.
His name was cited in the website Artdex, in the article ›Ever-Renewing Power of Light Art: 9 Brilliant Light Artists You Need to Know‹ (2019). Recent major activities include: Fête des Lumières (2021, Lyon); Taiwan Light Festival (2021, Taichung); KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen (2020, Hanover, Germany); Luminale (2020 Frankfurt, Germany); International Light Art Award (2019, Unna, Germany; Audience Prize); Wonderspaces (2019 – , USA); Amsterdam Light Festival (2017, 2018); and SIGNAL Festival 2016 (Czech Republic).
Chida explores the peripheries of art, for which he has received the cooperation of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). He is currently building his art museum ›Museum of Spatial Art‹ in Tatsuno, Nagano, Japan.