Kyoko Shindo Japanese, b. 1982

YIRI ARTS Taipei is pleased to present Between the Terrarium and the Beyond, an upcoming solo exhibition by Japanese artist Kyoko Shindo, on view from July 16 through August 29, 2026. Rooted in an ongoing exploration of cyclical time, Shindo's paintings consider life not as a linear progression, but as a continuous process of transformation. With this new body of work, Shindo invites viewers into a space between the microcosmic and the infinite, where memory, mythology, and the natural world converge.

'Rainbow,' presented as YIRI ARTS' thematic exhibition during Taipei Art Week and ART TAIPEI 2025, using this natural phenomenon as a point of departure to reflect on its symbolic weight, cultural significance, and emotional resonance across time and place.　 A rainbow appears after rain, brief, luminous, and unpredictable. It stretches...

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...