WELCOME to the Way to Japan Autumn 2022 interview series! 

I'm delighted to kick off with my wonderful friend Masa, a London-based 'Zen POP' singer/songwriter & artist from Yokohama, Japan. I first met Masa about 12 years ago, and shortly after that, O-ARC played their ambient 'Zen Pop' at the JapaneseLondon.com launch party!

Some of O-ARC's other highlights have been playing at Tate Gallery, Whitechapel Art Gallery, ICA, Le Pop in Paris and Myosaiji Temple in Tokyo. 4 songs from EN album were used for Channel 4’s Hollyoaks! Masa's art has been exhibited at Cass Art Hampstead, London, Chrom Art Gallery, London, Toukou Gallery in Tokyo, and is now at gallery L'embrasser in Paris.

The Paris exhibition at gallery L'embrasser runs from Thursday 25th August - Wednesday 7th September 2022.

In this episode, we chat about:

• Gobsmacking advice he got about his 'fake English' that changed everything 
• My fave kanji MA 間 
• Spaciousness & the art of subtraction
• Masa's 'healthy addiction' tips for staying motivated

Thank you so much for listening! To read the podcast transcript, click here.

Masa's Social:

Instagram @masaiidaart
Facebook /masaiidaart
Twitter /masaiidaart
Linked In /in/masa-iida-1b748423/
Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/o-arc

2022 Paris exhibition at the gallery L'embrasser

彩心 IROHA (couleur, coeur, & esprit) exhibition
L'embrasser, 24 rue Saint-Louis en I'Île ,75004, Paris
Thursday 25th August - Wednesday 7th September.
Special opening : Saturday 3rd September from 6pm (Masa will be present).

https://www.facebook.com/lembrasser
https://www.instagram.com/lembrasser_paris

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Korekara yoroshiku onegaishimasu. ♡ Vanessa