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Exhibition

MY BACK BONE — 100 Lives, Told Through Their Backs

13.11.26 —

MY BACK BONE is an art project by Tokyo-based shiatsu practitioner Kohei Kanamori, preserving the traces of people’s lives through their backs.

Participants choose five colors and a garment. Kanamori applies paint to his fingers and uses shiatsu techniques to transfer the unique shapes of each person’s spine and muscles onto the fabric. Each participant then titles their artwork.

First conceived in 2006 and relaunched in 2023, the project celebrates the individuality of the human body.

Its first solo exhibition, featuring works from 100 participants, is on view at GONZUI cafe & gallery in Tokyo, Japan, November 4–29, 2026.

What kind of life do you imagine from this back?


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Kohei Kanamori

MY BACK BONE — 100 Lives, Told Through Their Backs

13.11.26 —

MY BACK BONE is an art project by Tokyo-based shiatsu practitioner Kohei Kanamori, preserving the traces of people’s lives through their backs.

Participants choose five colors and a garment. Kanamori applies paint to his fingers and uses shiatsu techniques to transfer the unique shapes of each person’s spine and muscles onto the fabric. Each participant then titles their artwork.

First conceived in 2006 and relaunched in 2023, the project celebrates the individuality of the human body.

Its first solo exhibition, featuring works from 100 participants, is on view at GONZUI cafe & gallery in Tokyo, Japan, November 4–29, 2026.

What kind of life do you imagine from this back?

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