Yodogawa Technique

Statement

Yodogawa Technique is an artist name of Hideaki SHIBATA (born 1976, Okayama, Japan). It was originally founded as an artist group by Shibata and his school friend Kazuya MATSUNAGA (born 1977, Kumamoto, Japan) in 2003 at the river terrace of Yodogawa (Yodo river) in Osaka, Japan. Shibata now performs solely. Yodogawa Technique mainly uses garbage and floating objects that have drifted to the riverbank to create works. Its creations involve making beautiful models and sculptures that do not resemble its original form as garbage. "Chinu, the Black Sea Bream of Uno", one of their public art works (Uno port, Okayama, Japan) is well known to the public. Yodogawa Technique is also renowned for "Gomunication" which derives from the word "gomi" (garbage in Japanese) and communication. Based on this concept, Yodo-Tech has been creating works in various places all over the world, interacting with locals and doing community projects. Its way of communicating through art always brings a new perspective for locals and raises awareness for environmental issues. The exhibitions participated include the Busan Biennale 2006 (Korea), the “KITA!!” contemporary Japanese art exhibition (Indonesia in 2008), “TWINISM” exchange exhibition between Osaka and Hamburg (Germany and Japan in 2009), "the Breathing Atolls: Japan-Maldives Contemporary art exhibition " (Maldives in 2012), “Kunst&Byrum Helsingør 2014 The life in the Sound” (Denmark) and many more. In 2011, Yodogawa Technique worked on the reconstruction support project for Wakabayashi area in Sendai, Japan, where devastating tsunami attacked, by creating an art work using affected windbreak forests there. Received Silver prize at GEISAI #5, the Grand Prix at the Kirin Art Project 2005 and “Sakuya Konohana Award” in 2009. ⇒ Yodogawa Technique's blog

Works

「花輪」/ ''Hanawa'', 2005, garbage based sculpture

「ニワトリ No.3」/ ''Rooster No.3'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「オン・ザ・宇宙」/ ''Hanawa'', 2005, garbage based sculpture

「ハナカタ」2016 サイズ：幅800mm　奥行400mm　高さ750mm 素材：淀川のゴミ、漂流物、ミクストメディア

「大阪湾のチヌ」2007 サイズ：全長約8000mｍ素材：大阪湾のゴミ、漂流物制作期間：2007年10月13日～11月3日制作場所：天保山岸壁、大阪

「みんなでゴミになれる！」/ ''Let’s Become garbage!'',2014, garbage based sculpture

「イワトビペンギンNO.1」2015 サイズ：幅32ｃｍ　奥行34㎝　高さ58㎝素材：淀川のゴミ、漂流物、ミクストメディア

「クルマサカオウム No.1」/ ''Major Mitchell's Cockatoo No.1'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「ヒバリNo.1」2015 サイズ：幅220mｍ　高さ160mm　奥行80mm 素材：漂流ゴミ、グルー、その他

「シロムネオオハシNo.1」2015 サイズ：幅1200mｍ　高さ560mm　奥行330mm 素材：漂流ゴミ、グルー、その他

「キュウカンチョウNo.1」2015 サイズ：幅310mｍ　高さ190mm　奥行150mm 素材：漂流ゴミ、グルー、その他

「シャチホコ」2009 サイズ：幅940ｍｍ　奥行500ｍｍ高さ1040ｍｍ素材：拾ったキックボード、生鮮食品の発泡スチロール、金色の空き缶、その他

「カッコウNo.1」2015 サイズ：幅320mｍ　高さ230mm　奥行140mm 素材：漂流ゴミ、グルー、その他

「コルリNo.1」2015 サイズ：幅220mｍ　高さ160mm　奥行80mm 素材：漂流ゴミ、グルー、その他

「ジョグジャカルタのアロワナ」2008 サイズ：全長約7ｍ素材：竹、ジョクジャカルタ（チョデ川）のゴミ、漂流物、樹脂,その他

「チヌ」/ ''Chinu'', 2005, garbage based sculpture

「ナットンチヌ」/ ''Nakdong Chinu'', 2006, garbage based sculpture

「大阪湾のチヌ」/ ''Chinu, Osaka Bay'', 2007, garbage based sculpture

「ジョグジャカルタのアロワナ」/ ''Yogyakarta's arowana'', 2008, installation view

「ジョグジャカルタのアロワナ」部分/ ''Yogyakarta's arowana'' detail, 2008, garbage based sculpture

「淀川のチヌ」/ ''Chinu, Yodogawa'', 2009, garbage based sculpture

「ハンブルグのチヌ」/ ''Chinu, Hamburg'', 2009, installation view

「ハンブルグのチヌ」部分/ ''Chinu, Hamburg'' detail, 2009, installation view

「金チヌ」/ ”Kin Chinu”, 2009, garbage based sculpture

「銀チヌ」/ ”Gin Chinu”, 2009, garbage based sculpture

「メンチヌ」/ ''Menchinu'', 2010, garbage based sculpture

「メンチヌ」/ ''Menchinu'', 2010, garbage based sculpture (the flash of a camera made the work look shiny)

「オンチヌ」/ ”Onchinu”, 2010, garbage of Yodogawa

「宇野のチヌ」/ ''Chinu, Uno'', 2010, garbage based sculpture

「若林100年ブランコ」制作風景/ ”Wakabayashi 100 years swing”, Downed pines by Tsunami

「若林100年ブランコ」制作風景/ ''Wakabayashi 100 years swing'', 2011, working process

「若林100年ブランコ」/ ''Wakabayashi 100 years swing'', garbage based sculpture

「コンゴウインコ No.1」/ ''Macaw No.1'', 2006, garbage based sculpture

「インコ」/ ''True parrots'', garbage based sculpture

「シロニワトリ」/ ''White rooster'', 2011, garbage based sculpture

「小型魚（ハワイアン）」/ ''Small fish (Hawaiian)'', 2010, garbage based sculpture

「金キャップ魚」/ ''Gold caps fish'', 2010, garbage based sculpture

「キャップ魚」/ ''Caps fish'', 2009, garbage based sculpture

「サザレウオ」/''Sazareuo'', 2012, garbage based sculpture

「有漏路無漏路」/ ''Uroji muroji'', 2012, garbage based sculpture

「有漏路無漏路」部分/ ''Uroji muroji'' detail, 2012, garbage based sculpture

「鳥取の雌鹿」/ ''Deer of Tottori'', garbage based sculpture

「宇治島の雄鹿」展示風景/ ''Deer of Uji island'',2013, installation view

「宇治島の雄鹿」/ ''Deer of Uji island'',2013, garbage based sculpture

「宇治島の雄鹿」部分/ ''Deer of Uji island'' detail, 2013, garbage based sculpture

「福山のフグ湯」/''A globefish bath in Fukuyama'', 2013, garbage based sculpture

「just hanging No.6」/ ''just hanging No.6'', 2014, garbage based sculpture

「just hanging No.1」/ ''just hanging No.1'', 2014, garbage based sculpture

「just hanging No.2」/ ''just hanging No.2'', 2014, garbage based sculpture

「just hanging No.3」/ ''just hanging No.3'', 2014, garbage based sculpture

「just hanging No.4」/ ''just hanging No.4'', 2014, garbage based sculpture

「just hanging No.5」/ ''just hanging No.5'', 2014, garbage based sculpture

「淀テクブロック」/ ''Yodotech block'', 2014, garbage based sculpture

「just hanging No.11」/ ''just hanging No.11'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「just hanging No.7」/ ''just hanging No.7'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「just hanging No.8」/ ''just hanging No.8'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「オルシンドのチヌ」/ ''Chinu, Öresunds Sea Bream'', 2014, garbage based sculpture

「ケイ」 / ''Kei'', 2011, garbage based sculpture

「ミドリン」 / ''Midorin'', garbage based sculpture

「ウーコ」 / ''Wooko'', garbage based sculpture

「九官鳥 No.1」/ ''Hill myna No.1'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「イワトビペンギン No.1」/ ''Rockhopper Penguin No.1'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「カッコウ No.1」/ ''Cuckoo No.1'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「カモ No.1」/ ''Duck No.1'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「鳩 No.1」/ ''Pigeon No.1'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「ヤツガシラ No.1」/ ''Hoopoe No.1'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「こるり No.1」/ ''Siberian blue robin No.1'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「クジャク No.1」/ ''Peafowl No.1'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「メンフクロウ No.1」/ ''Barn Owl No.1'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「カラス No.2」/ ''Crow No.2'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

「ライチョウ No.1」/ ''Ptarmigan No.1'', 2015, garbage based sculpture

BIOGRAPHY

Biography

Hideaki SHIBATA

1976: Born in Okayama, Japan
1998: Graduated from Osaka Bunka Fashion college, Osaka, Japan
2003: Founded YODOGAWA TECHNIQUE with his school friend Kazuya MATSUNAGA (born 1977, Kumamoto, Japan).

EXHIBITIONS ＆ ART FAIRS

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2016: "Yodogawa Technique Gommunication in Kumamoto!!",Contemporary Art Museum,Kumamoto,Japan
2013: "Arts eat the garbage of desert island!?",Tomonotsu Museum,Hiroshima,Japan
2012: “Hayaku Gomi ni naritai. (I want to become garbage asap.)”, ART ZONE, Kyoto, Japan
: "Project in PROJECTS", Art Fair Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2008: “Diamond Dust”, YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
2006: “Art’s Gigolo”, Kurage bunko, Osaka, Japan
2004: “Rubbish made in Yodogawa”, Yodogawa citizen’s art gallery in Yodogawa government Office, Osaka, Japan

Selected Group Exhibitions

2016: “Eyes & Curiosity―anomaly”,Mizuma Art Gallery,Tokyo,Japan
2015: "Your shoes become fish!",Active G,Gifu,Japan
: "Garbage can light 2!",Nakanosshima Plaza,Osaka,Japan
: "Symphony of lives", Koyasan Kongobuji Temple,Wakayama,Japan
: "Rokko Meets Art 2015",Hyogo,Japan
: "Further toward the future",Mizuma Gallery Singapore,Singapore
: "Noseden art line project 2015 Myoko-no-mori",Hyogo,Japan
: "Sumo Alone",Tokyo Wonder Sute Hongo,Japan (Shibata)
: “Let's make animals with Yodoawa Technique”, Global Enviroment Forum Kansai, Osaka,Japan
2014: “Nostalgia and Fantasy: Imagination and Its Origins in Contemporary Art” ,The National Museum of Osaka, Japan
: “Sweet Paradox”, Mizuma Gallery Singapore, Singapore
: “Very Fun Park 2014”, Song Shang Cultural Park, Taipei, Taiwan
: “Kunst&Byrum Helsingør 2014　The life in the Sound”,Helsingør, Denmark
: "Exhibition by nominated artists for Okayama Prefectural Mr.I Development of Rising Artists",Okayama,Japan
: “Arts eat the garbage of desert island!?”,Bora Gallery,Fukuyama,Japan
: “Yodogawa Technique's workshop and its movie”, Aeon cinema Takanohara, Kyoto, Japan
: “Art Kitty Parade”, Umekita Square, Grand front Osaka, Osaka,Japan“
: “Kyoto International Movie Festival”, Moto Rissei Elememtary school, Kyoto, Japan
: “Seitoku AIR”, Seitoku Elementary School, Tottori, Japan(Shibata)
: "Mottainai forum in Maniwa",Tottori,Japan
: "Garbage can light!",Nakanosshima Plaza,Osaka,Japan
2013: "MOT collection",Museum of Contemporary Art,Tokyo,Japan
: "Minato-no monogatari,Sakuya Konohana award winners in Japan and emerging French artists exhibition",Creative centre Osaka,Japan
: "Recover and rebuild Japanese art and design: Monster exhibition",Tokyo,Japan and NYC,USA
: "Shinsekai,Gomi Gomi camp",Tsumutenkaku,Osaka,Japan
: "Art link project",Nara,Japan (Shibata)
2012: “Breathing Atolls”, The National Art Gallery of the Maldives, Male, Maldives
: "“Homecoming Exhibition of Breathing Atolls” spiral Garden, Tokyo, Japan
: "“Recycle Recital”, Art Brut Tomonotsu Museum, Hiroshima, Japan
: "“Osaka Canvas Project”, around Osaka, Osaka, Japan
2011: Asuka Art Project 2011 “ASUKA, Time Travel”, Asuka Historical National Government Park/ Takamatsuzuka area, Asuka Village, Nara, Japan
: "TOKYO DESIGNERS WEEK 2011 “Elpis – Sky of Hope”, Meiji Jingu Gaien, Tokyo, Japan
: "“ECO ART FESTA 2011”, Tempozan Harbor Village area, Osaka, Japan
: "“OROSHIMACHI ART FESTA.2011”, Wakabayashi area, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
: "“Haut. Mythos und Medium”, Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
: "“Osaka Canvas Project”, around Osaka, Osaka, Japan
: "YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY’s 3rd year anniversary exhibition vol.2 “Garbage, IT and Me”, YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
2010: "ECO ART FESTA 2010", Tempozan Harbor Village area, Osaka, Japan
: "“Sakuya Konohana Art Festival 2010”, Osaka City Central Public Hall, Osaka, Japan
: "35th Years Anniversary Exhibition "Animals in Contemporary Art", Amagasaki Cultural Center, Hyogo, Japan
: "Setouchi International Art Festival 2010", Takamatsu and the 7 Islands, Kagawa and Okayama, Japan
: "KOBE MOSAIC 2010 Spring Art Festa", Kobe Mosaic, Kobe Harborland, Hyogo, Japan
2009: "ECO ART FESTA 2009", Osaka Bay area, Osaka, Japan
: “AQUA METROPOLIS OSAKA 2009”, Nakannoshima area, Osaka, Japan
: “Is this waste? Art drifting over borders. Waste floating in society.”, Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan
: “TWINISM”, AD&A gallery, Osaka, Japan
: “TWINISM”, Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
: “LIGHT TRANSIENCE”, Kyoto Art Centre, Kyoto, Japan
: Beppu Contemporary Art Festival 2009 “Mixed Bathing World”, Beppu City, Oita, Japan
: “Meiko Museum Town”, Nagoya Port and Tsukiji Shopping Street, Nagoya, Japan
: “The 12th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art” Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
2008: “ECO ART FESTA 2008”, Tempozan Harbor Village area, Osaka, Japan
: “TOMONI IKIRU -Desire, Contradiction, Creation- ～City, Nature, Human, Food, Media～”, Kawasaki City Museum, Kanagawa, Japan
: “ECO Ennichi 2008”, Osaka City Environment Centre area, Osaka, Japan
: “KITA!! Japanese Artists Meet Indonesia”, Jogja National Museum, Indonesia
2007: “Kozokunosato Art Project”, Katata, Otsu City area, Shiga, Japan
: “ECO ART FESTA 2007”, Tempozan Harbor Village area, Osaka, Japan
: “Yodogawa proverb Dojo”, Nakatsu art cocktail, Osaka, Japan
: “Yodo collection 08”, Space Sou, Osaka, Japan
: “So many men, so many minds by YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARIES”, GalleryES, Tokyo, Japan
: “Views of Water-From Monet and Taikan to the present”, Yokohama Museum of Art, Kanagawa, Japan
: Kyu nakakojo art project “My garden and everybody’s garden”, Hiroshima, Japan
: “Otete tsunaide”, Garougarou, Kanagawa, Japan
2006: “Digital Art festival Tokyo2006”, Panasonic center, Tokyo, Japan
: “Toride art project”, Ibaraki, Japan
: “Busan Biennale”, Busan, Korea
: “SCOUTED!”, Gallery ES , Tokyo, Japan
: “Digital stadium”, NHK BS2 (on TV)
: “Human robot project”, Nakatsu art cocktail, Osaka, Japan
2005: “KIRIN art project 2005”, KPO KIRIN plaza, Osaka, Japan
: “KIRIN art project 2005”, Tamada project art space, Tokyo, Japan
: “ARTBEAT KYOTO 2005”, Kyoto, Japan
2003: “Yodogawa festival”, Osaka, Japan

Selected Art Fairs

2017: Art Stage Singapore,Singapore
2015: Bazaar Art Jakarta 2015,Indonesia
2014: Singapore Art Fair,Singapore
2013: Sniff Out,Osaka,Japan
2012: Art Fair Tokyo 2012, Tokyo, Japan
: ART KYOTO, Kyoto, Japan
: ART OSAKA, Osaka, Japan
2011: ASIA TOP GALLERY HOTEL ART FAIR HONG KONG, Hong Kong
2010: KIAF, Korea International Art Fair 2010, Seoul, Korea
: Art Fair Tokyo 2010, Tokyo, Japan
: ASIA TOP GALLERY HOTEL ART FAIR HONG KONG, Hong Kong
2009: EMERGING DIRECTORS‘ ART FAIR ULTRA 002, Tokyo, Japan
: ART TAIPEI 2009, Taipei, Taiwan
2008: Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2008, Tokyo, Japan
2007: ART@AGNES 2007, Tokyo, Japan

AWARDS

Selected Awards

2012: "SUSTAIN sculpture commission for LDN's Chinatown”, shortlisted prize, London, UK
2009: "Sakuya Konohana Award 2009"
: The 12th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art
2006: “GEISAI#9”, 3 scouted awards (including by yukari-art Inc.,)
2005: “KIRIN art project”, The first prize (sponsored by KIRIN, the biggest beverages Company in Japan)
2004: “GEISAI#5”, Silver medal
2003: “GEISAI#4”, Mainichi news paper award (Received as Hideaki SHIBATA)
: “GEISAI#3”, Tokyo FM award (Received as Hideaki SHIBATA)

COLLECTION

Public Collection

: Yogya National Museum (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
: TAKAHASHI COLLECTION (Tokyo, Japan)
: Uno Port (Okayama, Japan)
: Uji island (Fukuyama, Japan)
: The National Museum of Art,Osaka (Osaka, Japan); Kitakagaya Minna nouen (Osaka, Japan); Hiroshima Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hiroshima, Japan); Maniwa City (Okayama, Japan); Starbucks Coffee (Okinawa Motobucho Branch, Okinawa, Japan); Starbucks Coffee (LINKS UMEDA 2nd Floor Branch, Osaka, Japan); Bungotakada City (Oita, Japan); Kitakyushu City (Fukuoka, Japan); Starbucks Coffee (Kanazawa Hyakubangai Rinto Branch, Ishikawa, Japan); KAMOI KAKOSHI Co.,LTD (Okayama, Japan); Minami-cho (Tokushima, Japan)

Publications

: "Yodo Book", Art Zone × Yodogawa Technique,Art Zone
: "Chugaku Bijyutsu", school text book for Japanese junior high school students,Nihon Bunkyou Shuppan
: "Zuga kosaku 1,2", school text book for Japanese Year 1 and 2 students,Kairyudou Shuppan
: "Journey×Art", Cover photo, Media pal
: "Monthly the Waste", Cover photo of issue April 2015 thru March 2016 (Except issue October 2015)
: One of stamp designs of "The commemorative stamps of Setouchi Art Triennnale 2013",Japan post
: "Musica Piccolino",Studio art design for Japanese kids TV music program,NHK E Television(2015,2016)

Hideaki SHIBATA（Yodogawa Technique）, nominated for Taro Okamoto Award

Hideaki SHIBATA a.k.a Yodogawa Technique has been nominated for the 26th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art. "The 26th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art" will be held from 18th of February,2023 at Taro Okamoto Museum. Please click here for...