'The word "komorebi" in Japanese literally means the scene produced by interplay of sunlight and trees. Familiar as it is, we rarely think about it consciously in our daily lives. Nonetheless, in the midst of our lives, surrounded by artificial light such as TV monitors and neon signs, we feel a fleeting sense of peacefulness when looking up at the sky peering at us through the trees. In recent years, there has been a quiet upsurge in the number of artists who treasure such a feeling as they go about their creative efforts.

Each artist in ATM's "Komorebi" exhibition brings a different form of expression to his or her work: artists in two dimensions such as Eriko Hidaka, who incorporates in her drawings the sensation of the body being enveloped by trees, as well as installation artists such as Takahito Kimura, who attempts to reproduce various kinds of "komorebi" using of artificial light and umbrellas.

Although each artist employs a different mode of expression, they all do indeed demonstrate an interest in plants and light. Perhaps that should be regarded as a reinterpretation of the image of life held by light and plants. The exhibition at ATM presents a series of artworks based on the themes of "gentle light" and "light and plants." Together, they create a quiet space full of life and light.'

- quoted from the Art Tower Mito homepage.

Artist biographies are included.