b.1996, Japan
New Yok, NY 1****
info@daiasano.com
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Year:
2026 Utopian Practice Fellow, Culture Push, NY
NYFA Immigrant Artist Program, NY
International Summer Residency,
The Watermill Center, NY
International Summer Residency,
The Watermill Center, NY
2020
M.F.A. Photography
Rhode Island School of Design, RI, USA
B.A. Business Ethics
Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Rhode Island School of Design, RI, USA
B.A. Business Ethics
Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Born in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
Grew up in Kumamoto, Nagoya, and Tokyo.
Grew up in Kumamoto, Nagoya, and Tokyo.
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2025
2021
Speed/Cultivation/Cafe/Garden/Communication/
“I pick up litter in front of my apartment on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.”
1. Tools
If you are in NY, sign up for “Adopt Your Spot” at sanitation foundation.
You get the tools you need, like a grabber and trash bags, for free.
It takes 3 weeks to receieve them. It might be easier to buy on amazon.
Tools Reference
- Grabber
- Gloves
- Trash Bags
- Broom
- Dustpan
2. When to clean
Suggestion: 7 am
I recommend going out early in the morning, around 6:45 or 7 a.m.
The streets are more quiet.
Waking up early also gives you more time afterward.
3. How to Clean
Don’t try to clean the whole area.
Just focus on your step and pick one at a time.
Clean as much as you can, and as much as you want.
4. How to Continue
Start small.
You can do this once or twice a week.
If you enjoy it, come back more.
It is like workout.
You wouldn’t start squatting 225 lbs on your first day.
Find a rhythm you can sustain.
This is not an event. It is a practice.
5. How to Play
I say hello to people I see again.
They’ll start saying hello too
Some people say thank you.
A local coffee shop, Park at Kims, once gave me a cup of coffee and they also clean the street.
Sessions On
ニューヨークと東京、画面越しに再会した二人の青年。一人が始めた「意味のない」ゴミ拾いをめぐる対話は、やがて現代社会の根源的な問いへと深まってゆく――すべてを効率で測る世界で、私たちは何を失ったのか。目的を持たぬ行為のなかにこそ、真の豊かさはないか。「計算しないことを計算する」という矛盾を笑い、速度に追われる日常から一歩退き、身体感覚を取り戻そうとする二人の実験的対話。即興の思考が紡ぎ出す、新しい生の哲学。
2026年3月2日よりS2/平山整体第二シーズン放送開始
■出演キャラクター
＜アラサン＞
・ 居住地：東京
・職業：広告会社勤務
・学歴：慶應法学部卒/武蔵野美術大学大学院在学
＜ダイ(平山)＞
・居住地：ニューヨーク
・活動：主夫/普通の日常を楽しく
・経歴: 慶應商学部→ロードアイランド・スクール・オブ・デザイン MFA 修了
「アートの枠の中で活動しなくてはと葛藤していたけれど、そんなもの捨ててしまえという境地にきた。
僕が楽しいから行為するのであって、アートだから行為するのではない。全部楽しむぞ。これもその一つだ！」
note｜エッセイ＆収録後記
April 23rd, 2025
8:30 am - 9:30 am
42 St Bryant Park - 5 Av
I was captivated by the acoustics of the space and the steady flow of commuters heading to work. My aim was to activate the movement inherent in the site. The vowels echoed through the corridor, reshaping the mundane into a space of shifting, heightened perception.
Graphic: Lingyi Kong
The Annual Summer Benefit
July 27, 2024
Performance
20 choirs
Presented as part of the Watermill Center’s Annual Summer Benefit, the work functioned as a transitional space, situated between everyday life and the realm of art. I referenced the Japanese tea ceremony's "Roji," in between an entrance and a tea room. To reach the main event area, guests walked through the piece, their senses immersed in layered vocal tones. The soundscape served to wash away the residue of daily life, preparing them for the heightened experience of the evening.
Maria Baranova
and
Lindsay Morris
Ma, in between.
Video Installation,
Two LCD Displays,
48 minutes
Loop
2024
Video Performance
I walked for six hours, from one point to another, in synchronization with the sun’s movement.
Prince St - 2
2024
Video Performance
13min
Prince St
2023
Video Performance
13min