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Exploring Art’s Potential for Social Reform with Artist Hibino Katsuhiko

  • (© Kawamoto Seiya)

    (© Kawamoto Seiya)

  • In August 2014, Hibino stayed at a welfare facility in Hiroshima Prefecture for a week helping residents to create works of art. (© Miwa Noriaki)

    In August 2014, Hibino stayed at a welfare facility in Hiroshima Prefecture for a week helping residents to create works of art. (© Miwa Noriaki)

  • Hibino’s piece Dog of the Door (1983, acrylic on corrugated cardboard, from the artist’s collection). (Courtesy of Hibino Special)

    Hibino’s piece Dog of the Door (1983, acrylic on corrugated cardboard, from the artist’s collection). (Courtesy of Hibino Special)

  • The Japan Football Association collaborated with DOOR in planning and proposing a way for hypersensitive children and their families to feel at ease attending football matches. The result was this “sensory room,” which was installed at the National Stadium for the Emperor’s Cup final. (Courtesy of Tokyo University of the Arts DOOR)

    The Japan Football Association collaborated with DOOR in planning and proposing a way for hypersensitive children and their families to feel at ease attending football matches. The result was this “sensory room,” which was installed at the National Stadium for the Emperor’s Cup final. (Courtesy of Tokyo University of the Arts DOOR)

  • The building of a closed school that was used to stage the Day After Tomorrow Morning Glory project. Many DOOR students are taking part in the project. (Courtesy of Hibino Special)

    The building of a closed school that was used to stage the Day After Tomorrow Morning Glory project. Many DOOR students are taking part in the project. (Courtesy of Hibino Special)

  • (© Kawamoto Seiya)

    (© Kawamoto Seiya)

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