Born in 1977, Osaka. In 2016, mamoru obtained a Masters in Artistic Research from The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague/The Royal Conservatory. Participated in the Artist Overseas Training Program promoted by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Recent exhibitions and performances include “Upper Sange 2017” (Yuka Tsuruno Gallery, Tokyo, 2016), “Time of Others ” (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, 2015 / Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art, Australia, 2016), and “THE WAY I HEAR/scores for imagination” (National Museum of Art, Osaka, 2015).