ソー・ソウエン

Based in Fukuoka. He creates many works that delve into human nature through events closely related to our lives, such as 'Breathing,' 'Navel,' and 'Egg.' In recent years, he has viewed "breathing" as the most fundamental movement that transforms the world, presenting workshops, installations, and performances both domestically and internationally. They have also developed unique activities through various collaborative activities, such as joint projects with Sara Milio that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and performances using works by Naito Agate at the Ginza Hermès Forum. Major exhibitions include "Your Body is the Shoreline" √K Contemporary, the 30th Anniversary Exhibition "Choreo of Everyday Life" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, and the Kyoto Seika University 55th Anniversary Exhibition FATHOM - Chiharu Shiota, Hisami Kanazawa, So Sowen / Kyoto Seika University Gallery Terra-S, among many others. In 2022, invited to the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Artist-in-Residence. In 2024, his installation piece "Bellybutton and Breathing" was acquired by the Fukuoka City Museum of Art.

In June 2026, a solo exhibition is scheduled at the Kumamoto City Museum of Contemporary Art.
2019 Graduated from Kyoto Seika University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Fine Arts, Western Painting Course
Born in 1995 in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

 

Based in Fukuoka, Japan, Soh Souen creates works that probe human nature through phenomena intimately bound to life itself, including breathing, the navel, and the egg. In recent years, Souen has regarded breathing as a primal movement—at once a means of resistance and a force capable of transforming the world—presenting workshops, installations, and performances both in Japan and abroad.
Souen has also developed a distinctive collaborative practice, including a joint project with Sara Milio that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as performances using Agathe Naito’s work at Ginza Maison Hermès Le Forum.
Major exhibitions include Your Body is the Shoreline at √K Contemporary; MOT’s 30th Anniversary Exhibition Choreographies of the Every day at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo; and FATHOM—Shiota Chiharu, Kanazawa Sumi, Soh Souen at Kyoto Seika University Gallery Terra-S, among others. In 2022, Souen was invited to participate in the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum’s Artist in Residence program. In 2024, the installation Bellybutton and Breathing was acquired by the Fukuoka Art Museum.

A solo exhibition is planned at Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto in June 2026.
Graduated from College of Art, Kyoto Seika University in 2019.
Born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1995.

 

So Sowen _CV (JP)
Soh Souen_CV（EN）