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Living Tree
Yuri Iwamoto
NOW ON — 2026.6.26 — 8.17

About the Exhibition

GASBON METABOLISM presents "Living Tree," a solo exhibition by glass artist Yuri Iwamoto. Focusing on the vital act of living and growing shared by plants and animals, the show presents new works given form through glass. This is the first solo exhibition by a glass artist held at GASBON METABOLISM.

Sprouts and mushrooms emerging from nowhere, bamboo shoots surging up in a single day, seas of cacti spreading as if invading the desert — Iwamoto has long been drawn to the force of plants to sprout, to stretch, to keep living while swallowing chaos. She came to see that this same force, in different form, also lives within the animal body. The commonality found across the boundary of plant and animal rises as organic forms, filling the space with a sense of life.

The title "Living Tree" symbolises the energy of life rising from the ground and continuing to grow. The character of the site — the South Alps rising in the distance, and the building's past as a tripod factory — shaped the new works around the images of standing, supporting and sprouting. Developing from her recent smaller pieces, Iwamoto unveils large-scale, totem-like works. Bathed in brilliant natural light, the works take in the surrounding light and landscape, shifting moment to moment and casting a new radiance.

Artist's Statement

Hot glass moves like a living thing. I give it form as if to hold its energy and its "will." Lately I think of it as making "bodies" out of glass — trying to express the vitality and will dwelling in soft, swaying glass by making the body of a fruit, of a flower, of water. Just as the free, unruly forms of wild plants and misshapen vegetables give me energy, I want to make works that sing the joy of "there is life here."

Works

Yuri Iwamoto "Living Tree," installation views — GASBON METABOLISM, 2026

PURCHASE & INQUIRY
Purchase & Inquiry
Selected works from this exhibition are available through our online shop. For prices, availability, or other works, please get in touch below. A work catalogue (PDF) is also available on request.
Details
Dates: 2026.6.26 – 8.17
Open: Fri – Mon, 11:00 – 17:00
Outside hours by appointment
Venue: GASBON METABOLISM
12 Asao-shinden, Akeno-cho, Hokuto, Yamanashi
Profile
Yuri Iwamoto | Glass artist
Born 1993 in Saitama; based in Toyama.
2016–17 Exchange at Aalto University, Finland.
2018 BFA in Glass, Musashino Art University.
2021 Completed Research Program, Toyama Institute of Glass Art.
Selected shows: "Nature's Fruit Bowl" (ATLA, Los Angeles, 2026), "Seesaws" (WHAT CAFE, Tokyo, 2025), "The late summer: of that planet" (Spiral, Tokyo, 2025).
Contact
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