Sachiyo Kaneko

Sachiyo Kaneko develops contemporary art from Japanese calligraphy, extending brushwork into live performance and collaboration. She began studying calligraphy at seven and graduated from Tsuda University. Her published chronology connects solo exhibitions in Japan, Mexico and Spain with performances involving music and dance. Among those records are a contemporary SHO performance at MUAC in Mexico City in 2018 and SHO making sound in Brighton in 2024. The multilingual website includes explanations of SHO, videos and a publication record, making it possible to follow both the marks on a surface and the action that produces them. For readers approaching calligraphy through contemporary art, this is a useful distinction: the finished work and the public act of writing offer different ways to understand rhythm, scale and gesture.