Ishibashi Tomoya

Born in 1990, Ishibashi Tomoya studied biology at university. Applying the perspectives of contemporary science and technology, his practice homes in on the properties, structures, and history of things located between the natural and manmade, including goldfish, lacquer, and written characters. In 2015, he completed graduate studies in electrical engineering and bioscience at Waseda University. Since 2023, Ishibashi has been a doctoral student at the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences. His accolades include an Excellence Award in the Art Division of the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2021, the Wired Creative Hack Award Grand Prize in 2019, and the shortlist of the 25th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art in 2022.Last Updated: 2025.02

Co-Players

Ikeda Takehide

PhD in physics and specializes in ecology and the study of animal behavior, Project Assistant Professor, Utsunomiya University

Ishikawa Yukako

urbanist, experience designer / Co-Director, for Cities / Director, Social Green Design / Director, watage

Enomoto Teruya

scientist, researcher

Elizabeth Hénaff

computational biologist, artist

Oron Catts

artist / co-founder and director of SymbioticA

Konno Keina

Program and experience designer

Suzuki Haruo

Associate Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University

Suzuki Rumiko

Project Associate Professor, Biological Networks Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics

Tsuda Kazutoshi

Researcher

Tsunoda Hajime

designer, engineer

Dorita (Takido Dorita)

artist, director, designer

Nakamura Keiko

doctor of science / Honorary Director, JT Biohistory Research Hall

Murakami Hisashi

Researcher

Yamabe Masaki

Data Visualization Artist, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor at Hitotsubashi University