Masahiko Higashi | Japan

Statement.

I work around five keywords: ''unconsciousness'', ''transparent consciousness'', ''memory'', ''dream'' and ''phenomenon''. The source of his work is Buddhism, which has been by his side since childhood: in his mid-20s he visited the birthplace of the Buddha, the place of enlightenment, the place of his first sermon and the place of his death. He found parallels between the truth of the Buddha and the process and result of the transi-tion from the conscious to the unconscious in surrealism, which became his hypothesis. Since then, he has repeatedly produced artworks in an attempt to explore the similarities.

Exhibitions and Awards.

- KODAK PHOTO CONTEST 2008 Prized
- P.C.A.D. EXHIBITION 2010 Artwork held in a temple called Zuishoji Hiroo/Tokyo
- SHIBUYA AWARDS 2019 Selected
- SHIBUYA AWARDS 2021 Awarded
（SHIBUYA VENUS Award/Audience Award)
- Certificate of Artistic Achievement Luxembourg art prize2021 Pinacotheque
- INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION VISCERAL 2022 Participation
- MONSTER EXHIBITION 2022 Selected
- SHIBUYA AWARDS 2022 Selected
- La pedrera casa mila 2022 EXHIBITION Barcelona/Spain/Metaverse 2022
- SHIBUYA AWARDS 2022 Selected Artwork Exhibition
- The Ueno Royal Museum 28th Exhibition of Selected Artists from all over
Japan 2023 Photography category award