An exhibition titled “Reflection: A Creator’s Vacation” was held in Harajuku from Nov. 13–15, allowing visitors to take a peek into a private aspect of creators through the countless works on display.
Featuring creators, working adults whose names don’t often come up in public, this exhibition focused on expressing the creators’ uniqueness as artists instead as work. It was held for the second time this year with 70 creators participating, many of whom are Tokyo Otaku Mode Special Creators.
The exhibit’s subject this year was “reflection.” As Masafumi Takagi, the art director of DeNA and the creator who made the event’s main visual, explains, “It’s about ‘reflecting’ the techniques you foster with your job in pieces of art you yourself want to draw or make.”
The works on display had immense amounts of effort invested, such as works made with 3D printers or the horror experience area that stimulated all five senses using VR. Illustrations also showed a wide variety, ranging from anime style to serious.
“I want to arrange a place where creators can express their individuality more. And to continue organizing this event and raise the scale of the exhibition” - Takagi talks about his hopes for the future.
This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article written by Kohji Sakurai and translated by Barbara Tar. Photos by Tetsuya Hara.