KONMASA (Photographer / Video Artist)
Born in 1990, currently based in Nagoya, Japan.
KONMASA uses photography and video to examine the finiteness of time and existence through the repetition of everyday actions.
Since 2014, he has developed a long-term video project "A LIFE IN A TANK-TOP", which documents the continuous act of wearing a single tank top as both subject and record.
The work moves from the individual body toward local contexts, tracing the accumulation of time and subtle imprints of existence.
Major works include "KONMASA BLDG" (2021–2024), in which a tank top was embedded at the entrance of a building for 999 days; "KONMASA 47" (2024–), a journey across Japan wearing a single tank top; and "TANK-TOP-TSUDA" (2024–2025), a participatory project that builds relationships with local communities through the tank top as a medium.
Curriculum Vitae
Awards
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2016
TANK TOP PHOTOGRAPHER
Fine Art Photography Awards
Bronze Award (3rd Prize) – Amateur / Fashion
https://fineartphotoawards.com/winners-gallery/fapa-2015-2016/amateur/fashion/bronze-award
Exhibitions
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2021
Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Kariya City Art Museum, Aichi, Japan
https://www.cinra.net/news/20210105-konmasa -
2020
The Milky Way
Minamimaki Village Museum of Art and Folklore, Nagano, Japan
https://www.value-press.com/pressrelease/240112 -
2020
Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon (Kachō Fūgetsu)
Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan
https://www.galleryq.info/exhibition2020/exhibition2020-007.html
Projects / Curatorial Work
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2025
TANK-TOP-TSUDA (2024–2025)
Regional Collaboration Project of the Setouchi Triennale (Kururi Art Kagawa),
in collaboration with Sanuki Base
https://www.fmkagawa.co.jp/2025/06/19/534280.html -
2024
KONMASA BLDG (2021–2024)
Long-term project: embedding a tank-top into a building for 999 days and excavating it on the 1,000th day
https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/856186 -
2023
KONNANA
Project placing a tank-top on the iconic Nana-chan mannequin, Nagoya
https://mds.e-meitetsu.com/nana/2023/ -
2022
ON KAWARA – I Got Up
Collaborative Project, International Art Festival Aichi 2022
(Organizer)
https://aichitriennale.jp/2022/collabo/coop.html