Yoshinari Nishiki is a Japanese artist based in Rotterdam. He also operates under the name Inari Wishiki. In his work, Yoshinari pays attention to the entanglement of economics and ecology. He is the founder of Technology of Future Utopia (TOFU), a company that focuses on artistic intervention in logistics and economic systems. The artist is currently collaborating with TU Delft to further develop his idea of creating a one-container container ship. Furthermore Yoshinari, works on creating a drink called EROI. The energy drink is made from unpolluted strains of the Japanese Knotweed, which he sources together with water management and a nature conservations organization.
Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Looking back at the Japanese Knotweed Symposium
Knotweed on a pedestal
We look back at a two-day gathering with researchers, designers, and artists, which aimed to explore Japanese knotweed and our relationship with this contested plant. Japanese knotweed was put on a...