Kyoko Shindo Japanese, b. 1982

Hel10² , the inaugural exhibition of YIRI ARTS JAKARTA, marks the gallery's first official presence in Jakarta, Indonesia. We begin with a universally understood greeting - 'Hello' - a simple yet powerful word that signifies both welcome and declaration: we are here. The '10²' in the title refers to the...

Kyoko Shindo's practices draw inspiration from everyday life experiences and undergo a process of introspection. Similar to the perpetual cycle of life, where organisms flourish and propagate through the symbiotic relationship between microorganisms and nutrients in the soil, eventually returning to the earth to foster new life, Shindo strives to...