nca | nichido contemporary art is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by Japanese Artist, Nobuhiro Ishihara.
Regarding the contemporary cities we live in as composed of countless layers of people’s thoughts and feelings, as well as old memories and past events, Ishihara created the character “Deer man” to act as a pilot who plunges in to explore those deep layers. In recent years, Ishihara travelled extensively in and out of Japan to participate in residence programs and exhibitions in countries such as Austria, South Korea, Greece and Brazil, creating works based on the things and events that the Deer man, his alter ego, witnessed. The Deer man continues to transform being influenced by the various narratives and events that he encounters as he travels around the world.
In this exhibition, the artist attempts to bring to the surface those unfamiliar layers that exist deep below our feet by randomly arranging the events he observed during his nomadic wanderings.

*image (left)
courtesy of the artist and Nichido Contemporary Art