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Born in Osaka, Japan, SHINJI TURNER-YAMAMOTO’s site-specific installations worldwide include Ireland, Finland, Italy, Japan, India, Mongolia, and USA. His Global Tree Project is an international art initiative that opens and affirms connections between audiences and the natural world. He studied at the Kyoto City University of Arts, and, sponsored by the Italian government, at the Accademia di Belle Arti, Bologna, where he lived for eleven years. Recent projects: MONGOLIA 360°: Int’l Land Art Biennial; HANGING GARDEN, Holy Cross Church; DISAPPEARANCES, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati. He is working with Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest on a forthcoming project with lightning struck trees. A monograph will be published by Damiani in fall 2012. Recent publications: Orientations, DIAOSU, My Green City (Gestalten), and CSPA - The Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts (Los Angeles). Prizes: 2011 ArtPrize International Juried Award; Gold Leaf Award, International Society of Arborioculture; UNESCO-ASCHBERG Bursaries for Artists; Pépinières Européennes pour Jeunes Artistes; first prize, Targetti Light Art Collection. |
