TANAKA Hiroyuki　

People hear, speak, read, and write words. They then use words to assemble their own ideas. However, once the word leaves the person, it becomes a thing with the sound and the shape, it becomes a medium which exists between the taker, and all the interpretations will be entrusted to the taker. As a result, words sometimes disobey people's thoughts, but on the other hand they can bring unexpectedly wonderful results. Words have an undying indestructibleness. Whose words left his possession, sleep on the pages of closed books, wake up on open pages and repeat metamorphosis in people's brains.

1960 Born in Shiga<p class="bio-en">
1982 Graduated from Shiga University

I started with painting, and then became interested in the unique materiality of "sound" and "form"of "words" and "letters", and since the mid-1990s I have been making objects and installations using old books as materials.

solo exhibition
2019 “existing in words”　gallery16 (Kyoto)
2018 “words specimens of behind the trees” gallery16 (Kyoto)
2014 “creatures in words” gallery16 (Kyoto)
2013 “Hiroyuki Tanaka The unfolding world of words and letters from used books” Itami City Craft Center(Hyogo Prefecture)
2013 “words specimens.” dojima rhizome (Osaka)
1985～1989,1995～2012 held annually　gallery16 (Kyoto)

group exhibition
2020 “Paper Objects Exhibition” gallery land’s End (Hyogo Prefecture)　 and others
2020 “Minoh no mori Art walk 2020” Minoh National Park (Osaka)
2019 “Haiku×Art／Iga Ueno 2019” Kiyusukoudou (Mie Prefecture)
2017 “Haiku×Art 2017” Irimajirikejutaku (Mie Prefecture),Hououkaikan (Hyogo Prefecture),Seisikan (Inagawa Town, Kawabe District, Hyogo Prefecture)
2016 “Haiku×Art in Sasayama 2016” Kiyusitukawa Elementary school (Hyogo Prefecture)
2015 “Far and near method of echo Hiroyuki Tanaka・Chitose Noguchi” ＋１art (Osaka)
2015 “heart-hitting ＤＭ” ＋１art (Osaka)
2015 “Gifu Ogaki Biennale 2015 -cracks of daily life-” IAMAS (Gifu Prefecture)
2013 “Summer Memories Forest Dream mysterious creatures” Yamazaki Mazak Museum (Nagoya)
2004 “read prints -Adventure of layers of images and color” Bunpoudou gallery (Tokyo)
2002 “The Book/viewing week” gallery16 (Kyoto)
1988 “IBM biwako Contemporary Painting Exhibition” order grand prix Shiga Prefectural Museum of Modern Art (Shiga Prefecture)
1984 “6th back Japan Emba Art exhibition” Emba Tyugoku Museum of Modern Art(Hyogo Prefecture)

GUP-py（aka Yoko Hata）　

Founded in Berlin in 1995. Works mainly in Germany and Japan. The minimalistic fantasy world of GUP-py is made through minimally shifting the view onto oneself and one’s surroundings. It is visualized via diverse forms of media, such as graphics, photography, video, installation and the artists’ book. Some of their main works are: animated Japanese onomatopoeic words living in honey „Honey Creatures“ and „Mellarium“, an invisible dog which evokes the travel desires of the dog’s owner „Travel Dog (series)“, flying books „Book's Dream to Fly“, etc.
www.gup-py.com

Founded in Berlin in 1995. Works mainly in Germany and Japan. The minimalistic fantasy world of GUP-py is made through minimally shifting the view onto oneself and one’s surroundings. It is visualized via diverse forms of media, such as graphics, photography, video, installation and the artists’ book. Some of their main works are: animated Japanese onomatopoeic words living in honey „Honey Creatures“ and „Mellarium“, an invisible dog which evokes the travel desires of the dog’s owner „Travel Dog (series)“, flying books „Book's Dream to Fly“, etc. www.gup-py.com

Solo Exhibitions
2020 »Kabinettstücke«, KWR, Kunstbau, Recklinghausen (Germany)(with Beate Garmer)
2020 Museum der Unerhörten Dinge, Berlin
2017 Old School Havelberg (Germany)
2016 »Parallel Experiences«, +1art, Osaka (Japan)
2015 »Book's Dream to Fly«, Kita Gallery, Nara (Japan)
2014 »ge schicht et«, Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin (with Harriet Groß)
2012 »Beyond the Door«, Kita Gallery, Nara (Japan)
2011 Goethe-Institut Triest (photography festival »Triestèfotografia«)(Italy)
2010 Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken (Germany) (with gab heller)

Group Exhibitions
2019 »Space Invaders«, Galerie Axel Obiger, Berlin
2016 »Flucht | nach vorne«, Medienwerkstatt Berlin, Directors Lounge/C.A.R. contemporary art ruhr, Essen (Germany)
2014 »prints«, Kita Gallery, Nara (Japan)
2014 »New Wave from Germany by CLUB eX«, Korean Film Archive Theatre, Seoul
2011 »Young German Video Art URZULA«, Nagoya University of Arts and Science (Japan)