KANAZAWA, JAPAN
Zigsaw
Nishida-san
Plush artist and the town’s plush shop, based in Kanazawa.
ABOUT NISHIDA
Nishida (ZIGSAW) makes work about his own upbringing and about chance.
After working in Tokyo, he is now based back in his hometown of Kanazawa, working as a “plush artist” and as “the town’s plush shop.”
EVERY DAY
The town’s plush shop, back in his hometown.
He treats everyday events and the people he meets as a kind of performance, or a documentary, and keeps making things every day.
日本語で読む
Nishida（ZIGSAW）
自身の生い立ちや偶然性をテーマに制作。
東京での活動を経て、現在は地元・金沢を拠点に「ぬいぐるみ作家」、「町のぬいぐるみ屋さん」として活動している。
日常の出来事や人との出会いを、ひとつのパフォーマンス、ドキュメンタリーとして捉えながら、日々制作を続ける。
AROUND KANAZAWA
Made to go out, get carried and get hugged.
IN HIS WORDS
Maybe the thing that helps you get to know yourself is something I made to get to know myself.
Or the other way around.
あなたがあなたを知るきっかけが、自分を知るために作ったものだったり。
また、その逆だったり。