The Third Gallery Aya is pleased to announce a project titled "824," which introduces and encourages young artists. The gallery is showing a solo exhibition by Fujiyasu Jun first and a group show of Fujiyasu, Fukuta Masakazu and Uyama Toshinori. Fukuta and Uyama became members of this group this year.

Artist statement
I have asked myself several questions over and over, since I was born about being a twin. One is whether I should feel like a twin consciously. The second is how I should confront my fear the people will mistake me for my brother. The last question is how I can establish my own identity in an environment where some people often compare me with my twin.

I wonder how other twins confront these problems. I thought I would like to find out part of the answer to these problems. And also I thought that I would like to understand more about all human being through the filter of "twins".

*image (left)
courtesy of the artist and The Third Gallery Aya