TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY is pleased to announce "Heartbeat" by Hiroko Uehara, the last solo exhibition this year, also part of the Osaka Art Complex vol.5.

Most of her works combine plants and humans, making us imagine various scenes. Some might imagine the image of a plant's proliferation eroding and eradicating humans. Or some might imagine the happiness of the birth of a new organism and their coexistence. This confliction of images in her art work depends on the viewers, it might, perhaps be a reflection of ourselves.

In this exhibition, we would like to exhibit her works entirely at the gallery space so that it can express her concept and sense of Uehara's creations. We hope you will absorb the atmosphere and enjoy the exhibition.

For example, The hand is stretching for somebody, The leaves and branches are stretching for sun. Relationships spread like a spider web on each encounter.
The variety of forest plants rooted on earth spread like a net.
Humans and plants live in the same planet, changing, rotting and moving on to the next generation.
These are common points of my perspective, I combine them and create.
Both are very close to me, sweet, and also mysterious creatures.
by Hiroko Uehara