Takeshi Uchibayashi was born in Tokyo in 1967.  He was fascinated with taking apart and carpentering a variety of machines from an early age.  In 1987, he graduated from design school at Shibuya, after that, involved with making the set and props for the play and television, renovating fossil and interior decorating for stores.  He established his own atelier which is called “Atelier GARAG” in 1996 to become a freelancer.  Now, his art works are seen in magazines, television commercial, interior decorations of stores and so on.  Also, he makes the prize memorial trophies for “ELLE DECO INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS” which is organized by the magazine “ELLE”.

The machines Uchibayashi makes our feeling warm and sense of nostalgia.  Because of in the process of making art works, he never forgets his favorite things, colors, atmosphere and time which unchanged for a long time since he was a child.  We can find it in his art works and they remind us our childhood. 

“Machines are working as always.  The moment of working is the happiest time for them, that’s all they need.  Sometimes they take a nap, sometimes they swim in the dream, sometimes they fly in the air…  But suddenly they wake up to go back to work as usual.  But some of them keep their eyes closing and stay put.  Surprisingly, “dreaming” is a work for some machines!”  Uchibayashi says.

Please enjoy Uchibayashi’s working and dreaming machines at this exbhibition.