Keita Morita (b. 1992, Aichi, Japan)
After studying sculpture at a university of fine arts in Japan, he came to Germany in 2019 and has had a studio in Düsseldorf since 2024. Morita’s work deals with themes such as presence/absence, reality/unreality and personal/social identity. He creates conceptual works using a variety of materials, including photography, video, and sculpture.
Education
2011—2015
Tama Art University, Bachelor of Fine Art
2021—2023
University of the Arts Bremen, Diplom of Fine Art with Prof. Korpys/Löffler
2023—2024
University of Fine Arts Dresden, Meisterschüler with Prof. Carsten Nicolai
Solo / Duo Exhibitions
2023
»an/ab/wesend« (with Mateusz Dworczyk), Gallery Cube plus, Kiel, Germany
»Three sides of the coin« (with Atsushi Mannami), Schiff Dauerwelle, Bremen, Germany
2021
»Where are you coming from? Where will you fly to?«[D] (with Okada Masatsugu), Private place, Düsseldorf, Germany
»Zeitgenssische Stadtarchologie«[S], Hiroyuki Sugihara Studio, Berlin, Germany
2017
»Odyssey«[S], Gallery SHIMIZU, Kanagawa, Japan
2016
»Keita Morita Exhibition«[S], Tama Art University Sculpture Gallery, Tokyo
»1/206«[S], Gallery K, Tokyo, Japan
2014
»HOT SHOT SPOT« (with Karen Kamiya), Tama Art University Sculpture Gallery, Tokyo
Group Exhibitions
2024
»Künstler Messe Dresden«,German Hygiene Museum Dresden, Germany
2023
»Neither here nor there«,Galerie Mitte im KUBO, Bremen, Germany
»what do people do all day«, Hall1,Speicher XI A, Bremen, Germany / »RL: Real Life«, FAQ, Güterbahnhof Bremen, Bremen
»Ghost Scharf Silence«, Oberbilker Allee 57, Düsseldorf, Germany
2022
»(Irgendein) Raum«, Kunst im Hafen e.V, Düsseldorf
»Was die Leere verbindet: zwischen Verbindungen und Trennungen«, From the A, Bremen
»European Media Art Festival«, Haus der Jungend, Osnabrück, Germany
»Rundgang, 8. Internationaler Wintercampus 2022«, Künstlerstadt Kalbe, Kalbe, Germany
»8. Internationaler Wintercampus 2022«, Galerie DIE 8, Kalbe
2021
»STEREO 2«, Güterbahnhof Bremen, Bremen
»Ebertplatz Plakatwände«, Ebertplatz, Cologne, Germany
2018
»LIME«, Gallery SHIMIZU, Kanagawa
»Radical Observers«, 3331 Arts Chiyoda (Akibatamabi21), Tokyo
2015
»Graduation Work Exhibition of Art«, The National Art Museum, Tokyo
»IKUMI EXHIBITION«, Kariya Culturel Center, Aichi, Japan / »T-ism«, Gallery KUNIMATSU, Tokyo
»SIDE«, Gallery SHIMIZU, Kanagawa
Artist–in–Residences
2022
8. Internationaler Wintercampus, Künstlerstadt Kalbe, Kalbe, Germany
Awards, Nominations, Scholarship holders
2024
Overseas Grants for Young Artists, Pola Art Foundation, Japan
2021
Open call, Ebertplatz Plakatwände, Ebertplatz, Cologne