Fumio Nanjo

Japan

Curator Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Economics (1972) and Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy, Department of Aesthetics and Art History (1977). He has worked at the Japan Foundation (1978-1986), and served as Deputy Director of the Mori Art Museum from 2002, and as Director from November 2006 to 2019. He has served as commissioner of the Japan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (1997) and the Taipei Biennale (1998), jury member of the Turner Prize (London, 1998), artistic director of the Yokohama Triennale (2001) and the Singapore Biennale (2006 and 2008). Artistic Director, Ibaraki Prefecture North Art Festival (2016) General Director, Honolulu Biennale (2017) Curatorial Director, Kitakyushu Future Creative Art Festival-ART for SDGs- (2021) Director, and others. Recent exhibitions he has curated at Mori Art Museum include "The Future and Art: AI, Robots, Cities, and Life - How People Will Live Tomorrow" (2019-20). He is the author of "Fast Running Asia: Contemporary Art Today" (Bijutsu Nenkan Sha, 2010) and "Living Art" (Kadokawa Shoten, 2012), among others. He is a member of ICOM (International Council of Museums) and AICA (International Federation of Art Critics).

Daito Manabe

Japan

Artist, interaction designer, programmer, DJ. Established Rhizomatiks in 2006. He creates works by reinterpreting and combining familiar phenomena and materials from different perspectives. Rather than aiming for rich expressions such as high resolution and high realism, they focus on the intrinsic interest of phenomena, the body, programming, and computers themselves, which can be discovered through careful observation, and on the relationship and boundaries between analog and digital, real and virtual, and work in a variety of fields. He has worked with a variety of artists including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Bjork, OK Go, Nosaj Thing, Squarepusher, Andrea Battistoni, Mansai Nomura, Perfume, and Sakanaction, as well as with the Jodrell Bank Astrophysics Centre at the National Institute of Astrophysics in Manchester, England, and CERN (CERN). He has collaborated in a wide range of fields, including joint productions with the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics and CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Manchester, England. He has received numerous national and international awards, including the Ars Electronica Distinction Award, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Titanium Grand Prix, the D&AD Black Pencil, and the Media Arts Festival Grand Prize.

Katsuyuki Motohiro

Japan

Film director and producer Born in 1965. Born in Kagawa Prefecture. Made his theatrical debut in 1996 with his first film as a director, “July 7, Sunny Day. In 2003, his film ”Odoru Daisousasen The Movie 2: Blockade the Rainbow Bridge! He also directed the stage version of the 2015 film "The Curtain Rises" (written by Oriza Hirata and starring Momoiro Clover Z). His recent stage productions include "Stage PSYCHO-PASS: Virtue and Vice" and the HTB 50th anniversary drama "Channel is as it is! won the Grand Prix in the TV category at the 2019 Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Awards. His recent works include the films "Ajin" (2017), "Beautiful Dreamer" (2020) and "Brave" (2021).

Kendo Tomiyoshi. Masato Ikumizu / FLIGHTGRAF

Japan

FLIGHTGRAF is an audiovisual unit based in Tokyo. Since 2013, they have been involved in the creation of installations, mainly using video, sound, and light, with the aim of providing audiences with an exciting experience. In 2013, they won the Grand Prix for 1minute Projection Mapping. Since then, he has won numerous awards at international competitions such as Cercle of Light in Russia, Genius Loci Weimar in Germany, and iMAPP in Romania. Not only projection mapping, but also commercials, music videos, stage performances, concerts, and other global activities. Kento Tomiyoshi Director/Visual Artist/Motion Graphic Designer/Product Designer/CG Creator He worked in the design department of a company until 2015. In charge of designing major brands and won Good Design Award, etc. Established FLIGHTGRAF in 2016. Part-time lecturer at Toyo University, Faculty of Life Design since 2017. part-time lecturer at Nihon University College of Art since 2018. Makoto Shozu Sound Designer / Sound Design / Composition / Concept Designer / Curator Graduated from the German School of Music, Makoto Shozu worked at Wave Studio until 2013. Since becoming independent, he has been active in the local film, advertising, and entertainment industries. His films have been screened at the 66th International Cannes Film Festival, the 2015 International Munich Film Festival, the 2017 Hamburg Film Festival, and "Nachtmahr" exhibited at the 2017 Jena International Planetarium Festival in Germany, which won the first two awards of the competition. He joined Flightgraf as in charge of.

Bart Kresa

Poland

Master Projection Designer Created projections for large corporations, film studios, and multimedia conglomerates including Oprah Winfrey, Paramount Pictures, Grammy Awards, HBO, General Motors, Warner Brothers, FOX, and ABC. He has also worked with various government agencies and multinational teams around the world, including committees in Japan, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Italy, Ireland, and his native Poland, and is dedicated to raising public awareness of humanitarian causes through his work. He has played a major role in the development of the industry by working with international artists and producers on collaborative works, consulting for Panasonic, and giving lectures and workshops.

Joanie Lemercier

France

French, born in 1982 Visual artist, environmental activist, works to influence human visual perception by manipulating light in space. He primarily uses light projection and computer programming to alter the appearance of everyday objects and forms, bringing reality into his imagination. In recent years, he has become highly concerned with climate change and environmental degradation, lending his projection skills and artistry to activists and groups such as Extinction Rebellion and a new body of work that looks at the devastating effects of coal mining on one of the oldest forests in Europe. He is also working on a new body of work, The Hambach forest and the Technological Sublime, which looks at the devastating effects of coal mining on one of Europe's oldest forests. He has been working with light projection since 2006, co-founded the acclaimed visual label AntiVJ in 2008, has been a New York-based gallery representative since 2010, and established a creative studio in Brussels in 2013. Focusing on installation and gallery work, he has exhibited at the China Museum of Digital Art in Beijing, Art Basel Miami, Sundance Film Festival, and Espacio Fundación Telefonica in Madrid, and collaborated with various sound artists including Murcof, Flying Lotus, and JayZ. He has also collaborated with various sound artists such as Murcof, Flying Lotus, and JayZ.

Hendrik Wendler

Germany

Born in 1970 Studied architecture and design at Bauhaus University Weimar. With a strong interest in media, computer graphics and events, he created a large scale event with Kulturstadt GmbH in 1999 when Weimar became the Cultural Capital of Europe. He then worked for a design company for several years. Since 2004, he has been teaching interface design and computer graphics at his alma mater. He has created software prototypes that run much faster than traditional solutions. This software revolutionized VJing, mapping, and video mapping. Funded by the European Union and marketed as a media server since 2006. Developed the concept for the "Genius Loci Weimar" festival organized by the state of Thuringia and the city of Weimar. The internationally renowned festival has been held since 2012 and is a unique event that combines the historical heritage of the city of Weimar with the beauty of the contemporary medium. Since 2017, he has participated in other initiatives and festivals as speaker, curator, and jury member.

Julia Shamsheieva

Ukraine

3D/motion designer from Odessa, Ukraine. Member of Ukrainian Designers Union since 2012. He has participated in light festivals around the world. She won the Grand Prix at Circle of Light (Moscow, Russia) and 1minute Projection Mapping (Odawara, Japan). She is also known as the first single female winner of the Grand Prix. During her tenure at "Sila Sveta", she worked in stage design. She has had the opportunity to work on some of the world's top projects. She creates her work with a mind to expand boundaries, communicate ideas using new technologies, develop time and space, explore new techniques, and surprise the audience.

Michiyuki Ishita

Japan

Creative director, spatial designer, director, video creator B.F.A. in Spatial Design, Musashino Art University Representative of Projection Mapping Association, Representative Director of Color's Creation Inc. Representative Director of NIGHT WAVE Inc. He has worked extensively in Japan and abroad as an artist who perceives images as light and expresses space dynamically and fantastically. As a planning producer and director with an artist's point of view, he has been involved in many unique projects of various kinds. He has been involved in numerous special projects and productions such as art events, exhibitions, music videos, and entertainment shows, and continues to create unique works of art. He has also contributed to the promotion of projection mapping by establishing an organization specializing in the field and networking with creators in Japan and abroad. He was one of the first in Japan to start projection mapping on buildings, and has also produced international conventions and exhibitions, staged performances and live performances, and developed businesses and human resource development programs such as seminars and workshops for regional development. He is a leading international expert in projection mapping, and has been invited to participate in many international festivals and national projects overseas, including the 1-minute Projection Mapping international competition he has been involved in since 2012, as well as to give production commissions, lectures, and serve as a judge. In addition, "NIGHT WAVE - Wave of Light Project," which makes the waves on the coast glow blue, is attracting attention in Japan and abroad as a new tourism method, as well as "MEDI-ARTz" and "Media Butterfly in ARITA," art events focusing on media art, and a night walk project using Itsukubi-kei in Iwate Prefecture. He is also involved in a number of tourism projects and productions that make the most of regional characteristics, such as "MEDI-ARTz" and "Media Butterfly in ARITA," art events centered on media art, and the "Itsukubikei ni Oku no Hikari" night walk project in Iwate Prefecture.