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Taz Kurafuji
The Tiger Swimming Through the Rings of Rokko
The artist has lived in Singapore for a decade. Though it means “Lion City,” the name is said to come from mistaking a wild tiger for a lion. The five years before that in Kobe are colored by memories of Hanshin Tigers games. In A Tiger Swimming Through the Rings of Rokko (the Rokko Mountains), the range becomes gigantic tree rings, and a tiger crossing them ties personal time to local history.
Top Image：Taz Kurafuji『The Tiger Swimming Through the Rings of Rokko』
Taz Kurafuji
Born in Tokyo in 1987. After graduating from Musashino Art University’s Oil Painting Department, he relocated to Singapore and have presented installation and video works in Southeast Asia and beyond. Since 2012, he has also worked at the global consumer goods company P&G as a Marketing Director, overseeing brands such as Ariel, Febreze, and Lenor.
BENTEN HIROBA
This artificial turf plaza was developed in front of Bentencho Station in conjunction with Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. It serves as a space for diverse people to connect and interact, carrying the excitement of the Expo forward into the future.
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3-11-6 Namiyoke, Minato-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Bentencho Station
