Artist Statement/ Biography

Using a variety of supports, reaching from paper to wood, ceramic or textile, Yoshie Sugito’s colorful drawings depict social interactions between human figures as well as interactions with objects. The drawings often show similar scenes and repeated deviations, as if time or perspective were changing the course of their potential narration. All observation is undermined by a diversity of possible subjectivities, as each drawing casts a different light on the character and nature of the actual scene, questioning the validity of its representation.

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Yoshie Sugito (1985, Aichi, Japan) lives and works in Berlin. She studied in Braunschweig at the University of Art and at the Musashino Art University Tokyo. Sugito received the Open Ateliers fellowship from the Japanese Palace of the Dresden State Art Collections (2020). She participated in the residency program of terrial (2019, Vallauris) and Kunstquartier Bethanien (2019, Berlin). Her latest exhibitions include Hibernationstation / Klosterruine Berlin (2021, Berlin), Routes/Roots / Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo (2021,Tokyo), NEST NESTER / Einstellungsraum (2020, Hamburg).