Special exhibition at the Miyazawa Kenji Ihatov Museum: "Mechanical Woodwork & Light and Shadow Works"

Please come and enjoy the exhibition of "moving" works by Mokkobo Sato and the three-dimensional, fantastical world of shadow boxes created by Obras.

Sato Woodworking Studio

Sato Utsukasa (living in Isawa Wakayagi, Oshu City)

Born in Tomakomai, Hokkaido in 1985

1985: Started working as an automobile mechanic at a private factory

1991: Changed jobs to work at a car dealership as a mechanic

1998: Became a construction carpenter

2001 Founded the Sato Woodworking Studio

2015: Moved to Isawa Wakayagi in Oshu City

While I was working as a construction carpenter, I came up with the idea for a wooden doll wearing a tricorn hat called "Pito-kun" and wanted to create something original, which is how I got my current job.

At first I was making ornaments of "Pito-kun," but then I started making moving objects and mechanisms, which led to my current style.

Obras

Michiko Oikawa (resident of Mizusawa, Oshu City)

2003: Obtained Shadowbox Association "BASIC" certification

2007: Started home school

2011: Obtained Shadowbox Association "MASTER" certification

He happened to come across a shadow box and started making one out of curiosity, but then he became fascinated with the appeal of turning a flat picture into a three-dimensional object and started making them in earnest.

After joining the Shadowbox Association and obtaining qualifications, I started a class at my home. I work hard to promote and develop shadowboxing through solo exhibitions, exhibitions and sales, seminars, and other events, including an exhibition held every two years in Oshu City (Oshu City Cultural Center Z Hall) with my students.