In Plane Sight at Face Guts
Live projection mapping activation during the opening reception of In Plane Sight at Face Guts on July 25, 2026, inspired by Okinawa’s coral reefs.
Superbloom, 2026
Superbloom is an AI video artwork created for projection mapping onto the historic Villa at Montalvo Arts Center, presented at the Art of Fashion: Botanicals fundraiser gala, May 1, 2026. Inspired by California native wildflowers grown from seed in the artist’s own garden, the one-and-a-half-minute looping work visualizes the quiet, cumulative energy of a plant […]
Fan of Spectrum, 2025
https://akikoyamashita.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_0885.mov Fan of Spectrum began as a happy accident in a hot summer warehouse in Los Angeles. Yamashita arrived with only dichroic film and discovered, while playing with PAR lights and the reflections of their spectrums, that a commercial fan at the venue could move the film to fan white light into a shifting spectrum […]
Supersymmetry Exploratorium, 2024
Installed as part of Glow exhibition at the Exploratorium, San Francisco, Supersymmetry (first realized in 2018) greeted visitors at the gallery entrance. The work explores optical transformation and the physical behavior of light, continuing to investigate particle physics principles through sculptural optics and projected light, now experienced in dialogue with other works in the […]
L’onde bleue, 2024
https://vimeo.com/1129912957?fl=pl&fe=sh Akiko Yamashita, based in Los Angeles, and Sachiko Yamashita Grasseler, based in France, present their collaborative work ‘L’onde bleue (Blue Wave)’ specializing in light installations and projection mapping. For these sisters, originally from Sapporo but now based abroad, this piece serves as a catalyst to rediscover the Japanese aesthetic from an overseas perspective. Drawing […]
Perfectly Imperfect, 2025
Perfectly Imperfect transforms trees into dynamic canvases, projecting shapes and colors that explore the trajectory of perception while embracing the wabi-sabi philosophy—the beauty of imperfection, impermanence, and the organic flow of nature. This site-specific artwork reflects on how our brains construct reality through layers of interpretation, engaging with the natural irregularities that define the world […]
Tokyo Projection Mapping Connect, 2024
Details Artists:Akiko Yamashita Sachiko Yamashita Grasseler Saeko Ehara RICH ＆ MIYU Music: YNICE Location: Shibuya Station west exit Photo: Shigeo Gomi Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Tokyo Projection Mapping Project Exhibition Tokyo Projection Mapping “Connect”, March 15-24 2024, Shibuya Tokyo
Hikari 10, 2023
Light art installation Hikari 10, created by Japanese artist Akiko Yamashita at the West Edge entrance portal, invites viewers on a transcendent journey into the beauty of light. This 55 feet wide, 27 feet tall, 80 feet deep animated light artwork, featuring ten wall and ceiling light strips along the staircase, merges the essence of […]
Rose Bloom, 2023
https://youtu.be/ncl9llRsgdQ?si=yskkQn_rLfxBnmM6 Concept “Rose Bloom” resonates with the ‘joy’ of the people who herald the flower-picking season of the distinctive Taif Rose, which grows in the highlands, and connects the physicality of people expressing their emotions with their reverence for nature. “The invisible wind is revealed by the dancing leaves and flowers.” The words of her […]
Mother Tree & Friends, 2023
In this installation, a majestic banyan tree in Esplanade Park is transformed into an interactive “Mother Tree” that invites viewers to communicate with an illuminated forest. The installation uses projections, LEDs, and sound to illustrate the importance of older trees to the forest ecosystem. “Friends” – the trees surrounding the mother tree – begin to […]