The Cabinet he lives:
Underground Pharmacology Flat
地下薬理学アパートメント
Era:
1995-2004
Occupation:
Compounding Pharmacist
調剤薬剤師
Persona:
A female fish who worked quietly as a compounding pharmacist, measuring chemicals with perfect precision beneath fluorescent lights.
At night, she disappeared into neon underground clubs, chasing temporary relief through music, strangers, and controlled substances.
蛍光灯の下で静かに薬品を調合し、正確な処方を繰り返す雌魚。
夜になるとネオンの地下空間へ姿を消し、音楽、他人、薬物による一時的な救済を求め続けた。
KAMBA (芳波)
Artist / Fisherman / Storymaker
KAMBA is a Japanese artist whose practice weaves marine life, Buddhist philosophy, and psychological archetypes into a unified visual language.
Born into a fourth-generation fishing family and raised by the sea, he grew up witnessing the rhythms of marine creatures at intimate proximity. These early experiences form the living core of his work.
After traveling through more than forty countries, he came to view the ocean as a mirror of the human mind—ever-changing, impermanent, and shaped by countless relations.
His artwork transforms fish into embodiments of the 108 Buddhist afflictions, revealing emotions as drifting forms shaped by the tides of experience.
Through the lens of the sea, KAMBA explores the fluidity of identity, the tension between instinct and consciousness, and the fragile beauty of beings who must adapt to survive.
His practice stands at the intersection of nature, spirituality, and contemporary character-based storytelling, creating a world where each creature carries a fragment of the human psyche.
