Teppei Yamada | Contemporary Artist and Sound Installation Sculptor

Teppei Yamada is an innovative contemporary artist born in Tokyo and currently operating out of Kanagawa, Japan. His practice is characterized by a deep engagement with sound sculpture, video installation, and large-scale environmental works. Teppei Yamada holds an M.F.A. in Fine Art Sculpture from Hiroshima City University, and his artistic trajectory is uniquely informed by his childhood experiences as an actor, which fostered a fascination with the fluid nature of identity and presence. By translating biological data such as heartbeats into audible and visual stimuli, Yamada’s works like "Silent Beats" and "inside out" offer a profound meditation on human existence and the concept of "being-in-the-world." His work often utilizes a mix of traditional sculptural materials and medical or digital tools to create a dialogue between the physical and the ephemeral. Teppei Yamada has earned significant accolades, including a Special Commendation at the Aesthetica Art Prize and recognition at the Japan Media Arts Festival. His exhibitions, held in prestigious venues like Hermes Omotesando and LOKO Gallery, invite viewers to explore the diversity and universality of the human condition through multisensory experiences that challenge conventional boundaries of space and art.