Born 1957 in Tokyo. Lives and works in Ibaraki, Japan.

2012 - 2016 Kyoto University of Art & Design Vice President

2006 - 2016 Tohoku University of Art & Design Vice President

Born 1959 in Grevenbroich. Lives and works in Rommerskirchen, Cologne and Dresden.

2009 - Professorship at University of Fine Arts, Dresden

1989 - 91 Teaching assignment at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf