Tomoyasu Ishizuka – Between Form and Emptiness

Tomoyasu Ishizuka’s first solo exhibition, Between Form and Emptiness, held exclusively in the evenings in Berlin, explores the boundaries between material and immaterial, visible and invisible, presence and absence through installation, sculpture, and paintings. When we shift our awareness to the space between the seen and unseen, light and shadow, substance and void—how do we perceive existence itself? This exhibition offers an opportunity to witness the moment when the contours of things melt away and to consider the essence of “emptiness” that transcends form.

The installation artwork Oboro projects the cyclical waxing and waning of the moon—both a natural rhythm and a symbol of impermanence—onto delicate layers of mist, revealing the ambiguity of substance and perception. Positioned as the “concave” element within the exhibition, Oboro is juxtaposed with the painting From the Dark Side of the Moon, which renders the unseen far side of the moon as a “convex” presence, illuminating the existence that dwells within shadows. The sculpture Void questions the nature of material existence by engaging with familiar forms such as chairs and tables, while the painting Apoptosis explores the transformation and dissolution of life processes within both biological and cosmic flows, rendering the dynamic interplay between order and chaos visible.

This exhibition is the first solo show by Japanese contemporary artist Tomoyasu Ishizuka, who graduated from the University of the Arts London and gained experiences in the fields of scenography, installation arts, and sculpture under sculptor Kohei Nawa before beginning his creative practice based in Berlin.