Born in Kyoto. Director of Media Arts Consortium Organizing Office. Speciallyassigned professor at Tokyo Zokei University, guest professor at Tama Art University, lecturer at International Academy of Medi a Arts and Sciences IAMAS. Cross-media study of the creative relationship between the information environment and art; exhibitions and projects at Canon Art Lab 1990-2001, NTT InterCommunication Center ICC, 2004-2010 and elsewhere. Major projects include Amodal Suspension Yamaguchi Center for Art and Media, polarm Yamaguchi Center for Art and Media, MobLab Executive Committee member, open nature ICC, and Mission G: sensing the earth ICC. Jury in many competitions including Prix Ars Electronica.