
YUUMI ISHIDA
Yin and Yang
The chaotic world is orderly, the ugly ones are beautiful, and the hated ones beloved.
Everything Is Just Energy
Originally there is no color. We receive the reflection of light, which the brain perceives as color.
There is no time. The perception of time is very tricky and binds us.
Now, now, now is going on forever.
I was born in Nigata, Japan. When I was a student of Musashino Art University, I roamed about the Europe and began to take photographs in the hippie commune. After graduating from University, I became a freelance photographer and took pictures of magazines, advertisements and more… After my son was born, I lived with my son and European Gypsies and created works.
I exhibited Gypsy works between 2009 and 2011 as you can see below in My Work Chronology. However, I struggled with myself, who knew about lost culture and natural life but couldn’t do anything, and stopped exhibiting.
In order to popularize the organic industry and revitalize the disappearing local culture and industry, I started to produce projects for regional revitalization from a unique perspective and sensibility.
And recently, I am working on the project to save the traditional Japanese herb “Red Shiso” and it continues to this day. It has a very unique scent and is usually used only for eating, but I produce skin care products “SHIZOOJU” with it.
GYPSY WORKS
2010 Solo exhibition at the Romanian National Arcsh Gallery
2009 Took my son to the Romanian Gypsy community
2008 Started to create and exhibit Gypsy Works
EXHIBITIONS
2011
The Art Fair Ultra 004 | Spiral, Tokyo
“Gypsy” Hermaphrodite, Tokyo
“Gypsy” quub, Fukushima
“Gypsy” Fiction, Tokyo
2010
“Go to Gypsy Wold” H.P DECO, Yokohama
“Go to Gypsy Wold” Arkosi National Gallery, Romania
“Gypsy” ruby, Takamatsu
2009
“Gypsy” Aoyama Studio, Tokyo
“Gypsy” H.P DECO Omotesando, Tokyo
“Gypsy” H.P DECO, Kobe
“Gypsy” KAPITAL, Okayama
“Gypsy” KAPITAL Ebisu, Tokyo
“Transylvania” H.P DECO Omotesando, Tokyo
“Clejani” H.P DECO Omotesando, Tokyo
COLLABORATIONS
2009
mean / Spring & Summer Collection “Gypsy”
SLADKY / Spring & Summer Collection “Gypsy”
OTHER
2001 Started working as a freelance photographer
2000 Graduated from Musashino Art University in Tokyo