b.1996, Japan
NY, 10013
info@daiasano.com
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Note:
OCT 22 2025
- I let go of symbols.
- I’m cultivating the space between life and art.
NOV 01 2025
- I’ve tried to make a piece.
But I don’t need to make a piece anymore.
Because it is just a result.
Year:
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.
everyday:
Writing:
Archive:
2025
2021
Cultivation
2025 - ongoing
Where you live
1. Tools
Sign up for “Adopt Your Spot” at sanitation foundation.
You get the tools you need, like a grabber and trash bags, for free.
It took 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.
I go to the street on
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, sometimes on Saturday too.
I usually spend 1 hour which fills the 30 gallons bag, and it is only a block.
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.
6. Send me your self-portrait
I will add it to the documentation.
hirayama@daiasano.com
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.
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