Kinukawa Yasunori
He creates lithographs by cutting and polishing domestically sourced natural limestone. By depicting the landscapes of the collection sites and the flora and fauna that inhabit them, the relationship between image and material undergoes repeated cycles of iteration and amplification within the artist himself. Two perspectives—the landscape the stone would have witnessed and the landscape he encountered while searching for the stone—are superimposed upon the stone’s surface. He also visualizes the process of collecting limestone through video works.Recent major exhibitions include “KOMPAS” (Zebra Culture, Ghent, Belgium, 2023), “Flickering Creatures” (Kyoto Seika University Gallery Terra-S, Kyoto, 2021), “Pebble Lithographs” (MATSUO MEGUMI +VOICE GALLERY pfs/w, Kyoto, 2021),and “2nd International Biennale of Lithography” (Stari grad, Belgrade, Serbia, 2021). She will participate in the “Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2024.”

NUNAGAWA Campus

Nunagawa Elementary School, which closed in March 2014, has been reborn as a school where students can learn about the value of their local community through hands-on experiences.With agriculture as its foundation, the center provides a space to help each individual discover their unique strengths through food, daily life, play, and dance. It also serves as the “Children’s Five Senses Art Museum,” offering art experiences that engage the whole body—beyond just “seeing”—and is the home ground of “FC Echigo-Tsumari,” an agricultural professional soccer team where female players from the city have relocated to become stewards of the Rice Fields and continue playing soccer.

[Hours] 10:00 AM–5:00 PM (until 4:00 PM in October and November)
[Dates] April 25–November 8, 2026 (Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, except national holidays)
[Admission] Adults: 800 yen; Elementary and junior high school students: 400 yen; or Common Ticket