2026.07.29
Jinn Yagi Solo Exhibition at different ART GALLERY YODOYABASHI, Jul 29 – Oct 27, 2026
An art wall linked with the Different Kyomachibori Art Fair, held every year in the creative district of Nishi-ku, Osaka. Works by up-and-coming creators adorn the top floor of the landmark tower Yodoyabashi Station One.
https://yodoyabashi-stationone.com
As the 4th selected artist, Jinn Yagi, a participating creator in last year’s Different Kyomachibori Art Fair, presents a solo exhibition.
Jinn Yagi is an artist and photographer born in Kyoto, and a graduate of the postgraduate program at Middlesex University, London. Starting from photography and moving across diverse media including sculpture, video, and installation, Yagi creates work that explores the essence of “seeing” today. Centered on new works made for this exhibition, the show presents dynamic pieces that leave viewers with a range of impressions.
https://www.instagram.com/jinnjinny
All exhibited works are available for purchase online.
<Gallery Information>
different ART GALLERY YODOYABASHI
Venue: Yodoyabashi Station One, 30F (3-6-22 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka)
https://yodoyabashi-stationone.com
Dates: July 29 – October 27
Hours: 10:00–23:00, admission free
Produced by: Different Kyomachibori Art Fair Executive Committee / chignitta Inc. / ZIZO Inc.
Statement
These works mark a turning point for me in exploring the essence of monochrome.
Again and again I layered color,
and again and again I covered it in black.
The colors I meant to erase
never fully disappear.
Even under layers of paint,
their traces seem to breathe quietly.
It was like painting black, again and again,
over the scab of a wound.
I did not want to hide the color.
I wanted to accept thoughts and emotions I could not resolve,
to strip away what was unnecessary,
and to gaze at what remained.
Black is not an ending.
Black is not a color that buries emotion,
but a color that lets emotion circulate quietly.
Negativity does not vanish;
it transforms into another form.
Destruction becomes regeneration,
chaos becomes order,
and loss becomes open space.
My practice has repeated this cycle.
The lenticular works I have taken up again here
have given that cycle another dimension of time.
The image that appears changes with the viewing angle,
and a single truth unravels into multiple landscapes.
Memories, emotions, and values
never exist on a single surface alone.
Monochrome is not the loss of color.
It is what finally appears after color has been stripped away:
the outline of essence.
This body of work records the very process of my own transformation,
a trace of quiet time.
Jinn Yagi
