Basement Class

A graduate of Musashino Art University, Department of Visual Communication Design. System of Culture’s project began in 2017, creating “fabricated” photographs based on everyday realizations, constructed by drawing inspiration from various things such as paintings and films. While objectively observing contemporary society, the artist cynically and impassively creates meaningful moments, prompting us to shift our perspective subtly in our daily lives. Winner of the Patricia Karallis Prize at the “JAPAN PHOTO AWARD 2021” and has also exhibited at the “VOCA Exhibition 2022” at The Ueno Royal Museum in 2022. 個展 | Solo Exhibitions 2024 “Exhibit 6” parcel (Tokyo, Japan) 2023 “Exhibit 5 Then, passed over” BnA Alter Museum (Kyoto, Japan) 2022 “Exhibit 4” CALM & PUNK GALLERY (Tokyo, Japan) 2022 “Exhibit 3 sacred place” PUBLICIS WALL GALLERY (Tokyo, Japan) 2020 “Exhibit 2 EMULSION” Alternative space The White (Tokyo, Japan) 2017 “Exhibit 1” Gallery HANARE (Tokyo, Japan) グループ展 | Group Exhibitions 2023 “vol #1 Akira Kamo / Taro Maruyama / System of Culture” AMATEUR (Tokyo, Japan) 2023 “JAPAN PHOTO AWARD” HOTEL THE KNOT TOKYO Shinjuku(Tokyo, Japan) 2023 “EPOCHS” Rising Field KARUIZAWA (Nagano, Japan) 2022 “VOCA 2022” The Ueno Royal Museum (Tokyo, Japan) 2021 “sub-cultureII/the player” R for D (Tokyo, Japan) 2021 “sub-culture” I SEE ALL (Osaka, Japan) Awards | Art Fairs 2023 “T3 PHOTO FESTIVAL TOKYO 2023” 2023 “Foundations” Artsy 2022 “Asama International Photo Festival” 2021 “JAPAN PHOTO AWARD 2021” Patricia Karallis Prize 2018 “EyeEm Awards 2018” Still Life Category Top 10 Finalist