{"id":292832,"date":"2026-02-25T12:54:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/?p=292832"},"modified":"2026-03-03T00:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:44:18","slug":"adf-art-gallery-project-vol-39-rin-ito-solo-exhibition-depth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/en\/art\/adf-art-gallery-project-vol-39-rin-ito-solo-exhibition-depth\/","title":{"rendered":"ADF Art Gallery Project Vol.39 | Rin Ito Solo Exhibition “Depth”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u201cdarkness\u201d and \u201clight\u201d of the deep psyche and the surface psyche<\/h3>\r\n

A<\/span>DF<\/a> (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) is pleased to present \"Depth\", the 39th exhibition of the \"ADF Art Gallery Project<\/a>\" by Rin Ito, from 17 to 31 March 2026 at GARDE Gallery<\/a> at Omotesando, Tokyo.<\/p>\r\n

What we see is merely the surface.
\r\nInk sinks, lines wander, and calligraphy, by losing meaning, begins to touch the depths of the heart. The bleeding, blurring, and layering of ink break through the membrane of reason and trace a path that sinks into the depths of consciousness. What exists there is not an answer, but depth itself \u2014 just before meaning emerges, just before thought takes form. What remains here are not words, but traces.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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What falls and what climbs upward.
\r\nTo encompass is to move freely in all directions.
\r\nLines and circles, black and white.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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This work is devoted to consistently pursuing \u201cpointless doodling.\u201d Both \u201cfutility\u201d and \u201cdoodling\u201d carry the nuance of meaninglessness. For a grown adult to continue such \u201cpointless\u201d acts requires patience. Human beings seek meaning in everything; without meaning, we feel uneasy. Meaninglessness empties the heart. Perhaps it is at such moments that certain expressions pierce the chest. Various thoughts arise and disappear. This present moment itself may already be a futile one that will never return.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\u201cBi (Beauty)\u201d reads the same forward and backward.
\r\nThe character for \u201cbeauty\u201d is symmetrically structured.
\r\nWhat does it mean to be beautiful....?<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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What thrusts upward is both above and below.
\r\nThe energy that drives us upward at times also drives us downward.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Do we look from outside the window, or from within?
\r\nThe boundary called a \u201cwindow\u201d divides the heart within oneself.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Composed from a simple structure.
\r\nExpressing flow and stillness.
\r\nBecause the composition leaves white space and remains simple, both silence and dynamism are conveyed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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This relationship exists through blending, intermingling, and mixing \u2014 engaging, intersecting, crossing, and passing by one another.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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I believe the relationship between text and non-text parallels that between lines and points, between blank space and ink. I understand both the meaning and form of characters. This work, born from the act of blindly filling the surface, became \u201cAdvance.\u201d Should the form and meaning of the character come first, or is it acceptable that something is suddenly perceived and read in a fleeting moment? I believe this is the relationship between text and non-text.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Entwining and untangling....
\r\nFreedom is something to be gained.<\/p>\r\n

Rin Ito<\/h4>\r\n

Ito began writing poetry during her student years. With a notebook and pen that accepted her as she was, she wrote words that resonated rather than words simply given, centering on empathy and resonance with others. Through correspondence with the late poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, she came to understand the meaning of offering words to others and began gifting words to many people on the streets.<\/p>\r\n

Later, she exchanged her pen for a brush and began creating works that inhabit the silent white space with living black ink \u2014 works that embody both stillness and movement.<\/p>\r\n

Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1977. In 2004, she exhibited at the International Viennale in Spain, presenting short-form poetry at an international event promoting Japanese culture abroad. Encountering Japanese culture overseas once again, she was deeply moved by the overwhelming power of live calligraphy performance she witnessed there.<\/p>\r\n

After returning to Japan, she left her hometown of Iiyama and moved to Nagano City. She began improvisational street calligraphy performances, creating avant-garde calligraphy works, performing live calligraphy, and teaching. She also receives numerous commissions from facilities and companies for commercial calligraphy, including product logos and title lettering. She continues to pursue a unique style of calligraphy through daily artistic practice.<\/p>\r\n

Selected Awards<\/p>\r\n

2020: Associate Member, Dokuritsu Shojindan
\r\n2020: Certified Master, Nihon Shajuku Association
\r\n2020: Selected, Dokuritsu Exhibition \/ The National Art Center, Tokyo
\r\n2019: Selected, Dokuritsu Exhibition \/ The National Art Center, Tokyo
\r\n2018: 35th Anniversary Logo Selected, Hokuto Cultural Hall
\r\n2018: Selected, Japan Calligraphy Education Society Exhibition \/ Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
\r\n2016: Selected Young Artist, Nagano Prefecture Open Call Exhibition
\r\n2015\u20132017: Selected, Japan Calligraphy Education Society Exhibition \/ Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
\r\n2014: Encouragement Award, Takamado-no-Miya Cup \/ Nippon Budokan
\r\n2012: Encouragement Award, National Kakizome Exhibition \/ Nippon Budokan
\r\n2011: Japan Budokan Award, Takamado-no-Miya Cup \/ Nippon Budokan
\r\n2010: Selected, Sankei International Calligraphy Exhibition \/ Ikebukuro Sunshine
\r\n2009: Selected, Sankei International Calligraphy Exhibition \/ Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
\r\n2008: Selected, \u201cIkiru\u201d (100th Anniversary of Akira Kurosawa) \/ Ginza Qualia
\r\n2007\u20132009: Special Selection, Kizan-kan<\/p>\r\n

Major Solo & Group Exhibitions<\/p>\r\n

2025: Nagano-affiliated Artists Group Exhibition \u201cProof of Humanity\u201d
\r\n2024: Nagano-affiliated Artists Group Exhibition \u201cSomething Stirring\u201d
\r\n2024: ART SHODOW Group Exhibition (Nakameguro)
\r\n2024: Solo Exhibition \u201cHood\u201d
\r\n2023: ART SHODOW Group Exhibition (Awaji Island)
\r\n2023: Solo Exhibition \u201cMask\u201d
\r\n2021: Rin Ito Exhibition \u201cBlack of Silence, Speaking White, Color as Kotonoha\u201d
\r\n2019: Curated Exhibition \u201cSilence and Impulse\u201d
\r\n2018: New Year\u2019s Day Live Calligraphy, Karuizawa Prince Hotel
\r\n2017: Curated Exhibition \u201cDraw a Line\u201d
\r\n2017: Two-Person Exhibition (Ceramics & Calligraphy)
\r\n2016\u20132017: Guest Artist, Ichiro Tsuruta Exhibition
\r\n2015: Dedication Live Calligraphy, Kijo Momiji Festival
\r\n2015: Solo Exhibition \u201cCreation of Heaven and Earth\u201d
\r\n2015: Zenkoji Temple Grand Opening Commemoration Live Calligraphy
\r\n2010\u20132012: Hakuba Goryu Live Calligraphy (Inbound Event)<\/p>\r\n

Project Vol.39 | Rin Ito Solo Exhibition \"Depth\"<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Dates<\/td>\r\n17 to 31 March 2026<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Time<\/td>\r\n11:00\uff5e18:00<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Venue<\/td>\r\nGARDE Gallery<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Closed<\/td>\r\nSundays and Holidays<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
URL<\/td>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.art-adf.jp\/?sl=en<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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