Born in Kyoto in 1978. Exchange student at Royal College of Art (London) while studying at Kyoto City University of Arts in 2001. Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate School in 2003. Collects plastic products, magazine clippings, toys and other personal items, and creates artworks by a collage-like technique. He has wide range of expressions, such as sculptures, installations, paintings, photographs , films, stage art and bindings, and in recent years he has actively collaborated with professionals of various genres such as musicians and photographers.