—Press & Media · メディア

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Everything you need to write about Ichigo Ichie — facts, photographs, the artist's story, and how to get in touch.

★In the public eye · 話題

Noticed by the city.

During Osaka Art & Design, the Mayor of Osaka came to see the Ichigo Ichie work in person — and shared it with the city from his own account. The circle has since been followed by newspapers, television and online press across Japan.

Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama viewing the Ichigo Ichie artwork at Herbis, shared from his official account
Hideyuki Yokoyama · Mayor of Osaka
Visited the Ichigo Ichie display at Herbis during Osaka Art & Design and shared it from his official account — 683 likes, 15,000 views.
Yomiuri Shimbun feature — Ichigo Ichie, the art of the circle
The Yomiuri Shimbun · Osaka
Morning-edition feature — 「一期一会 輪のアート」, Ichigo Ichie: the art of the circle.
01The project, in brief

A quiet answer to our noisy world.

Ichigo Ichie Live Painting Performance: Circle of Peace is a non-profit contemplative art project by the artist Vit Kodousek. In each performance, a large-scale sumi-ink circle is created live, in real time, before a quiet audience — roughly twenty-five minutes that turn a room into a temporary sanctuary.

Rooted in the Japanese idea of ichigo ichie — "one time, one meeting" — the work carries a single message: peace in the world starts with peaceful individuals. It began as a one-off tribute at EXPO 2025 Osaka and has since travelled across Japan, the United States and the UAE.

Full name
Ichigo Ichie Live Painting Performance: Circle of Peace
Artist
Vit Kodousek · SquareMotionArt
Premiered
EXPO 2025 Osaka, Czech Pavilion · October 2025
To date
120 performances · 7,110+ people · 4 countries
Format
~25 minutes · sumi ink on paper · free to attend
Materials
Ink, paper, brush, movement, sound, voice
Contact
squaremotionart@gmail.com
02Media kit · 資料

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Logo files, high-resolution photographs, and the brand guidelines — free to use in coverage of the project.

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03High-resolution photographs · 写真
Ichigo Ichie — the completed ring, audience watching
EXPO 2025 · Czech Pavilion↓
 Ichigo Ichie — the artist mid-performance
The performance↓
 Ichigo Ichie — the finished circle
The finished circle↓

Click any image to download. Please credit photography to SquareMotionArt. More images available on request.

04Featured in & presented for · 実績
YomiuriSHIMBUN
Osaka NichinichiNEWSPAPER
Dot ComOSAKA
JCOMJIMOTO TOPICS
maidonanewsONLINE
05Quotes for use · 声
"In this performance the final result is just secondary — it reminded us that life itself is a performance piece, that it is temporary and requires our full attention."
Michal DušekDesign Gallery · UAE
"The circle created is like a symbol — a symbol of the journey, the connection, the bond."
Kazuyuki TeraoPumpkin Rocks · Osaka
"I wasn't happy that day. Watching Vit paint with such grace and meditative peace completely shifted my energy."
Amrith VergheseArt Fusion Night · Dubai
06Coverage · 掲載

In the press.

07Press contact · お問い合わせ

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