Tomohiro Kato was born in Tokyo in 1981 and completed a MA course from the Tama Art University, after completion of the course,
he started a career as an artist whilst working at a metal processing company in order to improve his skill working with metals.
He is keen to use steel on his projects, constantly looking to challenge the perceptions and also to find new potential while working
with this material.

In his first solo exhibition at Tezukayama gallery, Tomohiro Kato will try to recreate a quintessential part of Japanese traditional culture, the tea ceremony.

Since witnessing the terrible Tohoku earthquake and its impact on society, Kato has become more conscious of Japan where he is from.
The devastating earthquake actually brought back a new interest in traditional culture for Kato as he went back to study metalwork at the university that he deliberately kept away from after graduating.

In this exhibition, Kato will build a steel made tea room at the gallery space including, "tokonoma (alcove), kakejiku (hanging scroll), a tea-set and even flower arrangements, all made of steel. All tea sets and furniture items at a tea-room are traditional crafts and make up the essential elements for a traditional tea-room. During the tea ceremony, the tea room is a condensed universal spiral and a moment there should be perpetuity.

The title of the exhibition "LIFe IS STEEL FULL !" literally comes from Kato's life around steel, but also tries to give the audience an understanding of the exhibition.
Picture yourself in a tea room where all the soil, trees and bamboo is replaced by steel.