JR CHUO is a UK-based artist working with paper, whose practice examines climate systems through coral reef structures.
Selected press:
Coral restoration project.
Through a collaboration with environmental NGO Coralive, JR CHUO supports coral restoration projects in the Maldives and Madagascar, helping create a real-life ‘CHUO Reef.’
Corals planted so far: 296
‘System of Escape’ Solo Exhibition at The Gallery Omotesando, Tokyo
'Between Order and Chaos: The Paper Cut Art of JR CHUO’
‘Through hand-cut paper, acrylic, and filtered light, CHUO constructs complex visual systems that oscillate between organic growth and urban infrastructure’
Mini CHUO Lines.
Set against clear acrylic, these paper cuts register light and shadow as shifting fields, extending the work beyond its physical surface.
WEGO Japan feature curated by Yasumasa Yonehara
Photography by Yasumasa Yonehara
Videography by Rui Katoh