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MAKI Gallery is pleased to present Connect #3, a group exhibition of five artists from both Japan and abroad, at its space in Omotesando, Tokyo. The show will include a selection of paintings and sculptures, as well as works that transcend such genre boundaries, by Justine Hill, Miya Ando, Shiori Tono, Ayumu Yamamoto, and Sofia Yeganeh.

Justine Hill draws from a broad range of influences—such as art history, architecture, and science fiction—in her continued pursuit of compositions that extend beyond traditional rectangular constraints. Miya Ando skillfully fuses industrial and organic materials with Eastern and Western techniques to capture the impermanence and interdependence of nature in her diverse oeuvre. Shiori Tono refers to childhood photo albums as well as her own photographs in her depictions of distorted memories, highlighting how such recollections are often fragmented, yet indispensable to the formation the one’s identity. While Ayumu Yamamoto’s colorful paintings may seem to portray a utopian fantasy, an underlying myriad of contradictory emotions and narratives draw the viewer into a deceptively complex pictorial universe. Sofia Yeganeh incorporates thermal imaging and embroidery in her multimedia works, which examine and explore the dynamic flows of energy that emerge as human bodies interact. Although the five artists employ a wide variety of themes and methods, they all pursue their respective creative visions within the contemporary milieu, leaving open the possibility for viewers to find unexpected parallels. We invite you to “connect” with the exhibited works in person and discover what commonalities may lie hidden between them.