Teppei Kaneuji

Teppei Kaneuji, born 1978 in Kyoto and lives and works in Kyoto. In 2001, while attending Kyoto City University of Arts, he studied at Royal College of Art (London) as an exchange student. He graduated with MA in sculpture from Kyoto City University of Arts, where he currently works as the instructor. He collects everyday objects to create sculptures facilitating collage-like methodology, seeking new way of sculptural expression, using various medium such as painting, film and photography. His works has been shown in various domestic and international venues including solo exhibitions “Melting City / Empty Forest” (Yokohama Museum of Art, 2009), “Towering Something” (Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, 2013), “Cubed Liquid, Metallic Memory” (Kyoto Art Center, 2014) and “Teppei Kaneuji's ‘ZONES’” (Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, 2016). His works has been used for the covers of numerous books, while he has created stage arts for various plays such as “We Can't Understand Each Other Like Household Appliances” (Produced by Owl Spot) and KAAT Kids Program 2015 “Yummy and Fun Play ‘Wakatta-san’s Cookies.” He also created theatrical piece “TOWER(theater)” from his own film piece.