Shimabuku

Shimabuku

BornNationalityBased In
1969JapaneseOkinawa
Biography

Born in 1969 in Kobe, Shimabuku is an artist who collects unusual encounters. When he was younger, he wanted to become a poet or tourist guide. Today he is an artist, producer and smuggler of stories, customs and myths which he observes and collects on his journeys. Taking on the role of a Candide-like figure, Shimabuku travels the world, interacts with strangers, and converses with nature, instigating moments of poetry, humor, and wonderment, but also creating bridges between the specificities of different cultures and localities (nowadays a relevant position, considering our global world as a made up of a multitude of localities). Each of his works (including videos, sculptural installations, performance documentations, and photography) tells the story of these improbable encounters across borders, species, and states of being. This artist experiments all kinds of interaction, pushing back the limits of the physics and the imaginary. ...

Selected Artworks
Southern Hemisphere (White Gorilla Photo)
Shimabuku
Southern Hemisphere (White Gorilla Photo), 1991
103 x 70cm
Poster for Cucumber Journey II (Someday pickles meet cheese and wine)
Shimabuku
Poster for Cucumber Journey II (Someday pickles meet cheese and wine), 2003
80.5 x 116.5cm
Apple
Shimabuku
Apple, 2010
53.5 x 80cm
Snowman Honeymoon
Shimabuku
Snowman Honeymoon, 2023
70 x 105cm
Necklace: Carrying Stones up the Mountain
Shimabuku
Necklace: Carrying Stones up the Mountain, 2021
70 x 105cm
The White Road
Shimabuku
The White Road, 2019
70 x 105cm
Passing through the rubber band
Shimabuku
Passing through the rubber band, 2000
2cm ⌀90cm
Something that Floats
Shimabuku
Something that Floats, 2008
160 x 45 x 90cm
Unlock Price & Inquiry Access