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Naomi
Nakazato



The non-physical digital world is the source of much of Japanese-American artist Naomi Nakazato’s imagery, which plumb a state of in-betweenness and describe a sense of belonging. Similar to the way we move through physical space, we navigate and explore the virtual realm to find connection, familiarity, and anchors.

Her multimedia approach takes on a form of contemporary cartography, plotting places, topographies, and artifacts. “There's a sort of roving that is venerated, from the act of seeing to drawing as transcription and translation. I'm interested in how the error of artificiality and recording devices can be a divergence that conjures a simultaneously singular and ambiguous identity.”

Find more on the artist’s website and Instagram.

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Ferric Tenderness is a Many Sliced Fruits-ed Thing, 2022. Laser print transfer on BFK Rives and galvanized steel flashing on panel, 48 x 60 x 1.5 in. (Photo by Daniel Greer) Flowers for the Mantel, Our Seepy Hem, 2022. Urethane, screen print on plexiglass, and laser print transfer on thermoplastic, 41.5 x 24 x 11.75 in. (Photo by Daniel Greer) Mettle, 2021. Screenprint on plexiglass, aluminum, and salt, 18 x 28.75 x 2 in. AIDA/Ni, 2022. Laser print transfer on BFK Rives, aluminum, and wood, 25 x 18.5 x .5 in.
 


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