Kaori Homma London, United Kingdom

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Born in Japan. BA in Fine Art Tokyo University of Art and Design. MA in Fine Art Sculpture Chelsea School of Art. Based in London, exhibiting internationally. Homma is one of the directors of Art in the Nuclear Age CIC, a Trust member of Morphe Arts and a core steering team member of Brockley Open Studios. Homma is also a long-standing associate Lecturer at the University of Arts London.

Homma’s work engages with the concept of liminality between East and West, as well as the human condition situated within the liminal space between opposing polarities exists in our mind. The sense of alienation experienced within this space is not abstract but profoundly personal. This idea of liminality further extends to the consequences of the post-Fukushima nuclear fallout, spanning from the present to the half-life of radioactive substances, some of which persist for up to 80 million years. Homma contemplates these challenges through a reflective process reminiscent of prayer, employing invisible ink and fire—an unorthodox technique more traditionally linked to espionage than to art. She is drawn to this method for its historical resonance, revealing human ingenuity while simultaneously emphasizing the ephemerality of our efforts. The physical act of burning paper is not an attempt to dominate the material but a gesture of surrender to the process. By relinquishing artistic control and collaborating with elemental forces, hidden layers of meaning emerge, often beyond initial perception.