- 《Nameless Body #14》／2025
Sayaka Toda
戸田沙也加
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Focusing on the inherent fluctuations and contradictions at the boundary between 'beauty' and 'ugliness,' as well as 'femininity' and 'masculinity,' which have been defined by existing values and social perspectives, the book expresses these ambivalent ways through plants, flowers, and the forms of women.
The medium of expression goes beyond painting; it spans diverse media such as photography, video, and installation, responding to the complexity of reality that cannot be fully grasped from a single perspective and revealing its essence. In recent works, he begins with questions that arise from relationships with familiar people such as family and friends, confronting personal memories and histories, and shining light on words and emotions left behind in silence. It is an attempt to connect not only to personal realms but also to structural issues inherent in society, opening up new possibilities for dialogue.
Major exhibitions include the 2026 "VOCA Exhibition 2026" (Ueno Royal Museum, recipient of the VOCA Award), the 2025 "Artists and Opening Sayaka Toda Exhibition—Silence and Flowers" (Yokohama Museum of Art), and the 2024 "TOKAS Emerging 2024—The Silent Voices of the Fading Things" (TOKAS Hongo).
Focusing on the instabilities and contradictions inherent in the boundaries between “beauty” and “ugliness,” as well as “femininity” and “masculinity,” which have been shaped by existing value systems and social gazes, the artist expresses their ambivalent and dual nature through motifs
such as plants, flowers, and the female figure.
Extending beyond pain ting, the practice traverses diverse media such as photography, video, and installation, responding to the complexity of reality that cannot be captured from a single perspective, and carefully bringing its essence into view.
In recent works, the artist takes as a point of departure questions that emerge from relationships with close others, such as family and friends, engaging with personal memories and histories while shedding light on words and emotions that have been left behind in silence. These works do not remain confined to the personal realm, but seek to connect with structural issues embedded in society, opening up possibilities for new forms of dialogue.
Major exhibitions include VOCA 2026 (The Ueno Royal Museum, VOCA Prize), Opening Dialogues: Sayaka Toda — Blooms in Silence (Yokohama Museum of Art, 2025), and TOKAS Emerging 2024 — “Echoes of the Unspoken: The Silent Voices of the Vanishing” (TOKAS Hongo), among others.
Sayaka Toda _CV (JP)
Sayaka Toda_CV（EN）
The medium of expression goes beyond painting; it spans diverse media such as photography, video, and installation, responding to the complexity of reality that cannot be fully grasped from a single perspective and revealing its essence. In recent works, he begins with questions that arise from relationships with familiar people such as family and friends, confronting personal memories and histories, and shining light on words and emotions left behind in silence. It is an attempt to connect not only to personal realms but also to structural issues inherent in society, opening up new possibilities for dialogue.
Major exhibitions include the 2026 "VOCA Exhibition 2026" (Ueno Royal Museum, recipient of the VOCA Award), the 2025 "Artists and Opening Sayaka Toda Exhibition—Silence and Flowers" (Yokohama Museum of Art), and the 2024 "TOKAS Emerging 2024—The Silent Voices of the Fading Things" (TOKAS Hongo).
Focusing on the instabilities and contradictions inherent in the boundaries between “beauty” and “ugliness,” as well as “femininity” and “masculinity,” which have been shaped by existing value systems and social gazes, the artist expresses their ambivalent and dual nature through motifs
such as plants, flowers, and the female figure.
Extending beyond pain ting, the practice traverses diverse media such as photography, video, and installation, responding to the complexity of reality that cannot be captured from a single perspective, and carefully bringing its essence into view.
In recent works, the artist takes as a point of departure questions that emerge from relationships with close others, such as family and friends, engaging with personal memories and histories while shedding light on words and emotions that have been left behind in silence. These works do not remain confined to the personal realm, but seek to connect with structural issues embedded in society, opening up possibilities for new forms of dialogue.
Major exhibitions include VOCA 2026 (The Ueno Royal Museum, VOCA Prize), Opening Dialogues: Sayaka Toda — Blooms in Silence (Yokohama Museum of Art, 2025), and TOKAS Emerging 2024 — “Echoes of the Unspoken: The Silent Voices of the Vanishing” (TOKAS Hongo), among others.
Sayaka Toda _CV (JP)
Sayaka Toda_CV（EN）
