I will hold a solo exhibition in Kanazawa starting Sunday, November 23. The venue is Gen-chan House, a community space in Ishibiki where I once created a salt installation of magnolia flowers in 2018.
This new exhibition commemorates the 9th anniversary of Gen-chan House.
I lost my wife to breast cancer. Through that experience, I came to realize how essential it is to have a place where patients and their families can feel supported and cared for. This exhibition was born from my wish for more people to know about Gen-chan House and to visit this warm and compassionate place.
On the opening day, I’ll also host a small workshop where participants can make accessories and an artist talk. If you are nearby, please come by and spend some quiet time with us.
Colors of Memory – Traces Through Time
Dates: November 23 (Sun) – December 14 (Sun), 2025
Hours: 11:00 – 17:00 (open daily)
Venue: Gallery Caring (Genchan House 2F)
Koshiya Medical Care Building, 4-4-10 Ishibiki, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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① Fragments of Memory Project – Accessory Workshop
Participants will encase grains of salt—originally used in the installation Corridor of Memories, which was destroyed in the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake—into transparent resin to create unique accessories.
This hands-on workshop invites participants to preserve fragments of memory through the act of creation.
Date & Time: Sunday, November 23, 11:00 – 15:00
Venue: Gotchan House 4F
Participation Fee: ¥1,000 (Residents of the six municipalities north of Nanao, affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, are invited free of charge.)
Reservation: Advance booking required → [Reservation Form]
General reservations open on November 9. A limited number of same-day slots may be available.
Supported by: Arts Council Kanazawa (Kanazawa City Cultural and Artistic Activities – Noto Recovery Support Program)
② Artist Talk – “Creating to Remember”
Motoi Yamamoto speaks about his long-standing practice of creation as remembrance – an artistic journey born from personal loss and sustained through community ties.
Date & Time: Sunday, November 23, 15:30 – 16:30
Venue: Gotchan House 3F
Admission: Free / No reservation required
In 2018, I created a salt drawing of a purple magnolia at Genchan House—a work dedicated to the memory of my beloved wife, who passed away from breast cancer. This autumn marks the ninth anniversary of Genchan House—and also nine years since I said farewell to her.
A salt installation is born, then gradually returns to the sea. Like this natural cycle, human life and memory continue quietly through time.
When the Noto Peninsula earthquake struck in 2024, the installation I presented for the Oku-Noto Triennale collapsed. Yet its fragments lived on through the Fragments of Memory Project, where participants encase grains of salt in resin to create small accessories—a new form in which memory takes shape and endures.
This exhibition features a new salt installation that resonates with the passage of time and the history of Genchan House, works from my Layers series in deep autumnal blue, and a digital drawing in which lines of light slowly unfold and fade upon a screen of salt. Together, these works reflect the continual cycle of remembrance—how memories emerge, dissolve, and are quietly renewed.
Through this exhibition, I hope visitors will sense the gentle radiance and colors that remain within life’s constant change.
This exhibition is dedicated with gratitude and encouragement to cancer patients, their families, and all who support Genchan House. A portion of the proceeds from artwork sales will be donated to assist its ongoing activities and to help restore the earthquake-damaged installation in Noto.
Organized by: Certified NPO “Living with Cancer” – Genchan House
In cooperation with: NPO Hiina Action / Oku-Noto Triennale Executive Committee / Fragments of Memory Project Committee / Kanazawa University Noto Satoyama Satoumi SDGs Meister
Supported by: Arts Council Kanazawa (Kanazawa City Cultural and Artistic Activities – Noto Recovery Support Program)
