Born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1984, Yu Maeda is an artist who initially worked as a freelance animator after graduating from Kyoto Seika University. In 2013, he moved to Southern California, beginning his career as a painter with his work featured in art magazines like Hi-Fructose and Juxtapoz, and holding his first solo exhibition at Superchief Gallery in LA in 2019. Returning to Japan in 2020, Maeda now primarily works in ceramics, bringing a unique perspective to the medium. His sculptures blend traditional Japanese aesthetics with contemporary pop art, often depicting fantastical creatures and totemic forms that appear as if recently unearthed with vibrant pigments intact. These works combine organic elements with geometric shapes and bold colors, evoking ancient myths and a deep connection to the earth while inviting viewers to engage with the natural world in a fresh and imaginative way.

Marion Flament, born in 1989 in Reims, France, is a Paris-based artist and laureate of the Académie du verre Hermès, having graduated from École Boule and EnsAD. Her artistic practice, shaped by studies in art and scenography, revolves around the everyday experience, observing physical phenomena and sensations to question our use of space. Fascinated by the poetic power of gesture, Flament creates installations and sculptures that restore the intangible through light, akin to a unique glass fossil. She explores the balance between plastic strength and unseen material, drawing on the art of stained glass to reveal matter through light's diffraction and refraction. Flament's alchemical creation of material and sober forms allows for highly poetic narration, and her works are set to be exhibited in Japan for the first time.