{"id":7024,"date":"2025-08-14T19:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T19:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/ima\/?p=7024"},"modified":"2025-08-14T19:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T19:49:21","slug":"sao-ohtake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/ima\/sao-ohtake\/","title":{"rendered":"Sao Ohtake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/saoohtake.wixsite.com\/mysite\">https:\/\/saoohtake.wixsite.com\/mysite<\/a><br>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sao_ohtake\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sao_ohtake\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RESIDENT RESEARCHER<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/ima\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sao_ohtake.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/ima\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sao_ohtake.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/ima\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sao_ohtake-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/ima\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sao_ohtake-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/ima\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sao_ohtake-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/ima\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sao_ohtake-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Hello! I am Sao Ohtake (b. 2000, Japan), an installation artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am interested in how political tensions affect our daily lives and in the moments when people with different values reconnect through non-verbal and tactile interactions. To explore these themes, I create and exhibit artworks using textiles (soft materials) and sound. Through creating and presenting my work, I aim to offer viewers a sense of what it means to \u201cbe with someone\u201d and to experience the quiet reciprocity of emotions exchanged in silence. This is a modest exploration of how we can continue to believe in the possibility of human connection\u2014even in an age that often emphasizes division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After studying Fine Art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), I earned my MPS from the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at New York University. I specialize in developing concepts and transforming them into tangible artworks, and I can provide effective advice and support\u2014especially for questions such as \u201cI have an idea, but I don\u2019t know how to bring it to life,\u201d or \u201cI don\u2019t know how to construct a concept in the first place.\u201d I would be happy to work with you on these challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My primary media are textiles and sound, but I am also open to discussing other materials and approaches. Outside of art making, I enjoy catching insects (especially cicadas) and watching birds\ud83d\udc26\ud83d\udc26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recent Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2025\u2003<em>Birds in Art<\/em>, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2025\u2003<em>\u56de\u5e30\u89b3\u6e2c<\/em>, Recruit Kudan-Sakaue Ks Bldg, Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2025\u2003<em>Beyond Interface &amp; Prompt: Exploring the Language of Technology in Contemporary Art<\/em>, Williamsburg Art &amp; Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Website: https:\/\/saoohtake.wixsite.com\/mysiteInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sao_ohtake\/ RESIDENT RESEARCHER Hello! I am Sao Ohtake (b. 2000, Japan), an installation artist. I am interested in how political tensions affect our daily lives and in the moments when people with different values reconnect through non-verbal and tactile interactions. 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