HARA Chinatsu

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Born in 1991. Lives and works in Tokyo. Hara presents performances, photographic works, and installations grounded in research into history and memory. Centering her investigation on Hidden Christians who secretly practiced their faith in Japan during the ban on Christianity, she explores forms of social practice through exhibitions at World Cultural Heritage sites and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

Recent exhibitions：
2025 “Nostalgia”, THE POOL, Hiroshima
2025 “ARTIST STUDIO EXHIBITION 02”, The University of Tokyo Art Center 01_ Sono-Aida
2024 “Open Window” Former Shitsu Aid Center, Nagasaki
2023 “NOMURA ART CONNECT 2023: Nomura Art Prize Exhibition (Part I)”, Nomura Securities Otemachi Head Office in Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., Tokyo
2022 “Tokyo University of the Arts Doctoral Program Final Exhibition 2022”, The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts 

Recent awards and grants：
2023 Nomura Art Prize, “Tokyo University of the Arts Doctoral Program Final Exhibition 2022”
2019 Academic Research Grant (Humanities Division, Individual Research), Mishima Kaiun Memorial Foundation
2015 Excellence Award, Musashino Art University Graduation Exhibition

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