【 ZEN PROFILE 】

東京都出身のアーティスト。

同時にフランス発祥のトレーニング文化、パルクールの実践者でもあり、日本初のプロパルクール選手。

10代の頃から世界を転戦し、都市環境を利用しながら心身の鍛錬を積み重ねている。

2020年には競技パルクールの世界チャンピオンに輝く。

同年より、「身体と街」「生と死」といった、

自身がストリートで経験した特異な瞬間や現代社会への疑問をテーマに、

アーティストとしての作品制作を開始。

これまで、タイ・バンコクやフランス・パリなど世界各地へ作品制作に赴き、

独自のスタンスで芸術の探究を続けている。

2023年6月、自身初の個展「ZEN SOLO EXHIBITION 『SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY』」を

東京・渋谷Lurf MUSEUMにて開催。

2024年1月、全国3都市の阪急百貨店を会場に

巡回展「ZEN EXHIBITON『Living Things -日常に潜むモノ-』」を開催。

ZEN was born in Tokyo, he is also a practitioner of parkour, a training discipline that originated in France, and Japan's first professional parkour athlete.

Since his teenage years, he has traveled the world, honing his mind and body by utilizing urban environments. In 2020, he became the world champion in competitive parkour.

Since the same year, he has started creating art with themes such as "body and city" and "life and death," reflecting the unique moments and questions about modern society he has experienced on the streets.

He has traveled to various parts of the world, including Bangkok, Thailand, and Paris, France, to create his works, continuing to explore art with his unique perspective.

In June 2023, he held his first solo exhibition, "ZEN SOLO EXHIBITION 'SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY,'" at Lurf MUSEUM in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Starting in January 2024, he plans to hold a traveling exhibition titled "ZEN EXHIBITION 'Living Things - Hidden in Daily Life'" at three Hankyu department stores across Japan.