Chika Takabayashi
born in Japan, live and work in Berlin, Germany

She completed her first Bachelor of Design in Japan. After she turned her focus to the visual arts and completed her second Bachelor of Fine Arts with emphasis on 'Monumental Art’ in Holland. In 2010, she moved to Berlin, Germany. Since then she works as a visual artist and stage designer, mostly for the contemporary dance company Dorky Park by Constanza Macras, as well as prop maker. With her own work she participated in renown exhibitions, artist residencies and festivals in Europe.
Takabayashi’s art work reflects her work as a stage designer. Her multimedia work is mainly three-dimensional, often an installation for a specific space. She creates her work with a large range of materials and media such as paper, ceramics, textile, plastic, wood, food, also sound. However yeast, baked and unbaked bread-dough reappears in a variety of shapes and installations of amazing size and is her preferred medium. The shapes of her sculptures and objects are diverse, yet often remind us of (prehistoric) creatures. It is life itself, that is Chika Takabayashi’s main topic.

Academic Background

Residency Program

Exhibition