Biography
Artist statement
Sato Sugamoto's work visualizes the complexity of human thought and emotion through conceptual sculptures and installations. Using colorful fibers and electrical cords, these entangled strings evoke neurological circuits symbolizing the harmony and the contradictions within our values, perceptions, and decisions.
Her interest in divergent thought stems from her experiences in Japanese society—navigating the tension between expected conformity and desired independence.
Projects like Glimpse examine social media’s influence on our physiological states, exposing its tension and seduction. While the Balance series explores women’s struggle to reconcile selfhood with societal expectations.
Each of her works reveals how external forces shape our internal landscapes.
Selected Permanent Collections
2019 Double Dreams (saturation / inversion) , BnA Alter Museum, Kyoto, Japan
Selected Solo and Duo Exhibitions
2025 FUSE, Sato Sugamoto and Laurence Noga, White Conduit Projects, London, UK
2023 Challenge The Binary, Nihonbashi N11 Gallery ,Tokyo, Japan
2019 SATO SUGAMOTO solo exhibition, Orie Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DRAM, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK
2024 St Giles House x Drug Science Charity Art Exhibition + Auction, Dorset, UK
2024 Kameyama Triennale 2024, Mie, Japan
2024 The Royal Society of Sculptors Summer Exhibition, UK
2024 A SEAT AT MY TABLE, Kindred Studios gallery, London, UK
2023 'Forging / Foraging', NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, New York
2023 THE MIND ROAMS ABSTRACTION FOR A NEW AGE, St Joseph's University, Brooklyn, New York
2022 Still and Movement by C-Depot, YUKIKOMIZUTANI GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2022 ADJUSTED for Inflation, Kunstraum LLC, Brooklyn, New York
Education
BFA, Tokyo University of the Arts Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan
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