SPEAKERS

Tomohiko MURAKAMI

Carpenter, Leader of ARAMAKI Project

Born in 1978 in Eniwa, Hokkaido. Murakami graduated from Sapporo School of the Art (Department of Industrial Design, Architectural Design Course). He has been involved in the world of Japanese temple and shrine architecture mainly in Kansai region. In 2012 he moved to Eniwa City, where he has been working extensively as a carpenter, architect, and designer with his skills and knowledge on Japanese temple and shrine architecture.
In 2015, he started the ARAMAKI project, utilizing crates of salted salmon. In addition to exhibiting at galleries, the project continues to deliver its fascination through series of events on the environment surrounding the salmon, food, fishery, forestry, from crafting point of view.