Sota Ichikawa

architect
Born in 1972, MA (Tokyo University of the Arts).
Core member of hclab. (city planning / research laboratory).
Founder of doubleNegatives Architecture Ltd.
co-Founder of QAI Limited

publication:
2014 《hclab. Multi-Modal View 4,5,6,7 serial publication》KAJIMA(Kajima Institute Publishing)
2014 《時間のヒダ、空間のシワ…[Time Distance Map]: Kohei Sugiura s Diagram Collection》(Kajima Institute Publishing) (hclab.)
2011 《Contemporary Architects Concept Series 9 doubleNegatives Architecture : Dust Eyes, Dust Architecture 》(LIXIL publishing)
2008 《doubleNegatives Architecture Corpora in Si(gh)te Book I》(Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media)
2008 《Information Bionomy:  Media to be Alive SITE ZERO ZERO SITE No.02》(MDR)

teaching / education:
2014~16《Generative Design》 Art Media Center, Tokyo University of the Arts
2014~16《Project Site / Note Site》 Tokyo University of the Arts
2014~16《Adaptive Morphology》 Master Course Studio, Tokyo University
2013    《Adaptive Morphology》 Unit Master, Tokyo University
2002~09 《Media Art Workshop》 Tama Art University
2005~08 《Coding Workshop for art work, c++/objective c》 Tama Art University
2001~04 《Spatial notation machine》 Art & Media Technology course, Tokyo Zokei University
2001 《Digital Buckminster Fuller workshop》 Tama Art University

selected exhibitions:

2020 Neurones / Mutations CrÈations 4
Centre Pompidou, PARIS, France [26/02/2020-20/04/2020] (Galerie 4)

2018 LEXUS Milan Design Week 2018
2017 《Super Eye to See the World》Japan-ness. Architecture and urbanism in Japan since 1945 – Centre Pompidou-Metz
2016 《House in Nagohara》(PLOT)GA Gallery, Tokyo Japan
2016 《HUGO》(Projects)GA Gallery, Tokyo Japan
2015 《HUGO》(PLOT)GA Gallery, Tokyo Japan
2014 《BAU advertising office AB》(JAPAN ARCHITECTS 1945-2010)21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa
2014 《MU: Mercurial Unfolding / with Fujiko Nakaya》 Anyang, Korea
2014 《Corpora in Si(gh)te》(Meta. Morf) Trondheim Kunstmuseum – Gråmølna, Trondheim Norway
2014 《hclab. Zhengdong New District Street Network (evaluation and development)》(ISOZAKI Arata: SOLARIS)NTT Inter Communication Center, Tokyo Japan
2013 《understanding》(ISOZAKI Arata: SOLARIS)NTT Inter Communication Center, Tokyo Japan
2013 《House in Nagohara》(Materializing)Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo Japan
2012 《Corpora Condensation》(Open Space 2012)NTT Inter Communication Center, Tokyo Japan
2012 《Super Eye to See the World》(Mediacity Seoul 2012)Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul Korea
2011 《Corporate Eyes》(Beyond the Naked Eye)Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo Japan
2010 《Corpora.Prospect》(Lexus Hibrid Art) Vetoshny, Moscow Russia
2010 《Corpora in Si(gh)te》(dynamic (in)position)Laboratorio Arte Alameda , Mexico City Mexixo
2009 《MU: Mercurial Unfolding / with Fujiko Nakaya》, Institut français du Japon – Tokyo
2009 《Corpora.Prospect》(Mission G)NTT Inter Communication Center, Tokyo Japan
2009 《Corpora in Si(gh)te》(ARS electronica.09 Honorary Mention HYBRID Art) Linz, Austria
2009 《Corpora in Si(gh)te》(transmediale.09)Collegium Hungaricum Berlin, Berlin Germany
2008 《Corpora in Si(gh)te》(as Hungary representative)Hungarian Pavilion, Venice Biennale 11th international architecture exhibition 2008, Venice Italy
2008 《Corpora in Si(gh)te》Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, Yamaguchi Japan
2007 《Corpora.proceed》(Beautiful New World)Guangzhou China
2007 《Corpora.proceed》(Beautiful New World)Beijing China
2005 《Corpora.proceed(Daejon.sky)》(Digital paradise)Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon Korea
2005 《Set The Controls For The Pieces》Gallery Mountain Box, Nagano Japan
2005 《Corpora.proceed(sky)》(Open Nature) NTT Inter Communication Center, Tokyo Japan
2005 《plaNet Former》(Art Meets Media) NTT Inter Communication Center, Tokyo Japan
2003 《dqpb #3.0》 Kanakaku Museum, Miyagi Japan
2003 《Resource Hanger+》(ISEA 2002), Nagoya Japan
2002 《plaNet Former》《Resource Hanger+》(Artbit collection) NTT Inter Communication Center, Tokyo Japan
2002 《Resource Hanger+》(Ars Electronica.02) Kingdom Of Piracy Linz, Austria
2002 《Resource Hanger+》(Kingdom Of Piracy), Taiwan
2002 《plaNet Former》 CyGnet, Shiseido online gallery
2000 《SABAKUCHITAI》(PROTOCOLLISION), online gallery(Netherland)
2000 《dqpb -dynamic quadruple phonic building》 Kanakaku Museum, Miyagi Japan
1998 《2 Skins -Architecture without building》NW house gallery, Tokyo Japan

collaboration work (with the artist Seiko Mikami):
award: ARS Electronica05 INTERACTIVE Art Honorary Mentions  (gravicells)
exhibitions:
2012 《gravicells R》(2012 Energy)Daejeon Museum of Art(DMA), Daejeon Korea
2011 《gravicells R》(International Triennial of New Media Art)the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), Beijing China
2010 《gravicells R》 Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, Yamaguchi Japan
2008 《gravicells》(Open Space)NTT Inter Communication Center, Tokyo Japan
2007 《gravicells》(EL MEDIO ES LA COMUNICACION), Tenerife Spain
2007 《gravicells》(Mois Multi), Quevec City Canada
2006 《gravicells》(O.O.H.), Gijon Spain
2005 《gravicells》(Possible Futures) NTT Inter Communication Center, Tokyo Japan
2005 《gravicells》(Ars Electronica.05)OK Center, Linz Austria
2005 《gravicells》(EXIT Festival), Créteil France
2005 《gravicells》(VIA Festival), Maubeuge France
2005 《gravicells》(share Festival), Torino Italy
2005 《gravicells》(transmediale.05), Berlin Germany
2004 《gravicells》(DEAF04), Rotterdam Netherland
2004 《gravicells》 Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, Yamaguchi Japan
2003 《garavity and resistance》 NTT Inter Communication Center, Tokyo Japan

collaboration work (with the artist/researcher Akihiro Kubota):
live performance:
2008 《The Cellular Automaton Band》 concert ZAIM, Kanagawa Tokyo
2007 《The Cellular Automaton Band》 concert Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, Yamaguchi Japan
2007 《The Cellular Automaton Band》 concert Tama Art University, Japan
2007 《The Cellular Automaton Band》 concert ZAIM, Kanagawa Tokyo

software production:
2012  《anarchive5 Fujiko Nakaya FOG》 DVDROM interfac, database programming and visual design
2012 《ArtSat project Manmade Moon》 location  satellite positioning visualizing design and programming
2009 torque ripple measurement & testing software for factory use (with Takegahara Sekkei)

participation:
1997 《IO_DENCIES Tokyo》Knowbotic Research + CANON Art Lab )as urban research collaborator