From Friday, October 30 to Sunday, November 15, 2026, Re Gallery SCEARN (リ ギャラリー セアン) in Omotesando, Tokyo, hosts "Inheritance of Silence" (余白の継承), a group exhibition by five artists from Japan and abroad. Curated by GALLERY ESCAPERS, the show brings together artists working with a range of materials, including glass, leather, wood and photography.
The venue, SCEARN AOYAMA, marks its first anniversary at the end of October. The exhibition takes as its starting point the venue's concept of "reinterpreting traditional Japanese beauty in a modern way." Visitors can see signs of nature in each work, the distinctive character of each material, traces of time, and the quiet beauty that handwork produces.
Under the title "Inheritance of Silence," the exhibition looks again, through a contemporary sensibility, at the aesthetic sensibilities that have been passed down. The works explore the rich relationships that arise between nature and people, and between materials and time, through the empty space and stillness found in the presence of each piece.
Participating Artists
- Kim Junsu (キム・ジュンス): leather
- Kim Minwook (キム・ミンウク): woodwork
- Lætitia Jacquetton (ラティティア・ジャケトン): glass
- May Masutani (マスタニ・メイ): glass
- Tomoko Iki (壹岐 倫子): photography
Kim Junsu: Leather
Kim Junsu is a leather artist who layers finely sliced leather using his own technique to create powerful, dynamic works. His signature "Sense of Forest" series makes use of the natural colors and textures of leather to express the essence of a forest. Combining tradition and innovation, his work has received high acclaim at home and abroad. He was a finalist for the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize in 2022.
Instagram: @junsumartino
Kim Minwook: Woodwork
Kim Minwook is a woodworker based in Busan, South Korea. He taught himself woodturning and makes pieces that convey the passage of time within wood. He is drawn to the natural texture and imperfections of wood, and continues to create work that respects the individuality of the material while bringing out its appeal. He was a finalist for the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize in 2022 and currently runs QIMINU Studio in Busan.
Instagram: @qi_minu
Lætitia Jacquetton: Glass
Lætitia Jacquetton built her career at Sharon Wauchob, Martin Margiela and others, and served as art director at Galeries Lafayette in Paris. She then trained on Murano island in Venice, Italy. Now based in Italy and France, she creates distinctive flower vases that combine blown glass and stone. She will also present new works at this exhibition.
Instagram: @laetitiajacquetton
May Masutani: Glass
May Masutani is a glass artist born in Singapore and living in Toyama Prefecture. Her work focuses on what lies between humanity and the subconscious. Taking advantage of the properties of glass, she assembles fine parts through flameworking to create pieces with delicate structures. By joining transparent glass by hand, piece by piece, she makes visible the presence of unseen things, such as emotions, memories, and the relationships that arise between people and objects, through the overlap of lines, forms and light.
Instagram: @maymasutani
Tomoko Iki (壹岐 倫子): Photography
Tomoko Iki was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. After working as a photographer in her hometown, she moved to New York in 2015 and presented "Dance," a work made with multiple exposures. In 2019 she was selected as a finalist for the Venice International Arte Laguna Prize and exhibited at "The Blanc Art Show 2019" in New York, drawing international attention. Her photography explores themes such as universal desires, views of nature and femininity, felt through physical expression like dance and spinning.
Instagram: @ikico
Exhibition Details
- Dates: Friday, October 30 to Sunday, November 15, 2026
- Hours: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Opening reception: Friday, October 30, 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM
- Closed: Monday, November 2 and Monday, November 9
- Venue: Re Gallery SCEARN (リ ギャラリー セアン), 2F, 3-13-7 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061
- Map: Google Maps
- Note: The exhibition takes part in DESIGNART TOKYO 2026.
