ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: Ayumi Rahn

Ayumi Rahn

Germany

Stay：2025 8/13-9/24

Painting, Artist book, Mixed media

I was born in Munich in 1980 and currently live and work in Berlin. From 2001 to 2008, I studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and Vienna. The leitmotif of my artistic work is the idea of creating connections—between past and present, between cultures and individuals, and between humans and nature.
My practice involves a variety of media, including painting, my own writing, drawing, and installation. I sometimes integrate elements such as living plants and cultural expressions to forge new relationships. In exploring my Japanese roots, I often draw upon the world of Yokai, mystical creatures from Japanese folklore. Born from an animistic worldview, these beings enrich my work with a dimension of the fantastic, helping me unravel the entanglements of personal biography and engage with the past and the blind spots of memory.

ミュンヘン生まれ、ベルリン在住。2001年から2008年までミュンヘンとウィーンの美術アカデミーで学ぶ。絵画、自作の文章、ドローイング、インスタレーションなど多様なメディアを用い、時には植物や文化的要素も取り入れる。作品の主題は、つながり（過去と現在、文化と個人、人間と自然）を生み出すこと。また、日本のルーツを辿り、妖怪などのアニミズム的存在を通して記憶や個人史と向き合う。

[Exhibition: September 2025]

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