Yoichi Ochiai

As a media artist, he has several solo[9] and group exhibitions[10] per year, as well as an international communication of Japanese culture.

[11] Ochiai's activities range from research to social implementation and are not limited to the expression of electronic technology.

[citation needed] JST CREST "Social Implementation of Spatial Viewing and Tactile Technology Based on Super AI Infrastructure for a Computational Diversity-enabled Society" xDiversity (cross-diversity) research representative [1], and as a general incorporated association xDiversity,[22] working on projects to realise a diverse society that embraces the differences in human physical abilities.

The 'Century of Film', in which people are connected by sharing the reality on the screen, has come to an end, and the 'Century of Magic', in which media integrated into the environment are ubiquitous, has arrived.

Yoichi Ochiai, a 28-year-old researcher and media artist who has attracted international attention, brings to light the essence of the decisive changes taking place in the world today, from the perspective of both technology and art.

'We can create a world without 'gates' and 'seams', replace standardisation with diversity, and transcend the obsessions of human nature, such as individual happiness and insecurity, through technology.

Oitama Tsumugi by Yoichi Ochiai exhibited at the Craft x Tech exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum, 2024