September 27th – November 9th, 2025
Open: Wed.-Fri. 13:00-19:00 / Sat.& Sun. 12:00-18:00
Closed: Mon.,Tue. and National holiday
Opening reception: Sat. September 27th, 18:00-20:00

MUJIN-TO Production is pleased to present a two-person exhibition by Lyota Yagi and Indonesian conceptual artist Maruto Ardi.

Lyota Yagi bases his practice on a critical examination of our limited perceptual systems and attitudes such as seeing and hearing. Using ready-made objects, he has consistently created works that reveal human perception itself, as well as the engineering systems built upon it.

Maruto Ardi, on the other hand, employs readymades and assemblage to construct a complex vocabulary that probes the ontological essence of utility and function. His works investigate the aesthetics of mass-produced objects—how people interact with and perceive them, how human behavior plays a role in defining the design of surrounding objects, and how these objects infiltrate our everyday consciousness.
Both artists share a practice of using familiar tools and readymades as materials, reconstructing their purposes and meanings, and in doing so proposing new perspectives on preconceptions and fixed functions.

In the spring of 2024, MUJIN-TO Production participated in Onsen Confidential The Final!!, an event connecting galleries in Tokyo and abroad, and invited the Jakarta-based gallery ROH. It was there that Yagi and Ardi’s works were exhibited in the same space for the first time. Fascinated by the chemistry between their practices, MUJIN-TO Production and ROH decided to organize a three-part exhibition series in Tokyo (MUJIN-TO Production), Kyoto (Art Collaboration Kyoto 2025), and Jakarta (ROH, scheduled for 2026). This exhibition marks the first installment of the series.

“It seems to me that everything in the world comes with meaning stuck firmly onto it, and my process begins with peeling that away. When you discover the essence hidden beneath the various labels, countless possibilities emerge. What assumptions underpin a thing? To observe with the eyes of a child is the only way to pause instead of being swept along.”
—Lyota Yagi

“I reinterpret the idea of the readymade through more direct engagement with self-made elements and materials. Photography also plays a key role in this process—serving both as a source of images and as a means of connecting the work as a whole. I first used balsa wood, a lightweight material often employed in model-making, as a technical solution, but it eventually became a driving force for generating other works. Drawing upon techniques from RC model airplanes and bookbinding, I continue to explore logic, humor, and causality. I hope viewers will each find their own way of interpreting the dialogue between tools, materials, and the outcomes that arise from them.”
—Maruto Ardi

Yagi and Ardi both turn their eyes to invisible presences such as time and gravity, as well as to the subtle phenomena that are easily overlooked in daily life, transforming them into art with pure curiosity and playfulness. Through three and two-dimensional works, video, and more, this exhibition invites viewers to experience the intersection of their thoughts and perspectives.