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.
Social Suclpture
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2025
2021
Hirayama Practice
Social Sculpture
“I pick up litter in front of my apartment on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.”
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. Time
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. Tips
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.
Start small.
If you enjoy it, come back more.
Find a rhythm you can sustain.
4. Secrets
I say hello to people I see again.
They’ll start saying hello too.
A dog jumps on me.
Some people say thank you.
A local coffee shop, Park at Kims, gives me a cup of coffee.