Motoi Yamamoto

Motoi Yamamoto

Born in Hiroshima, Japan, 1966. Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art in 1995. With memories with his late wife as well as his late sister, both of whom left this world at a young age, as the main theme for his work, he has been working on installations using salt, symbolizing cleansing or purification in Japan. On the last day of his exhibitions, he destroys the installation with the audience and returns the salt to the sea. Exhibitions include MoMA PS1, State Hermitage Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo and many more. He currently relies in Kanazawa.