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ROLL MAOIndependent creative project based in Tokyo.ROLL MAO creates ZINEs, art books, stickers, and original goods through photography, collage, and visual experiments.The project focuses on small discoveries in everyday life — strange details, overlooked objects, food, bodies, colors, and ordinary moments.Rather than simply documenting reality, ROLL MAO collects and rearranges fragments of everyday life into new visual experiences.

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Education
EducationTama Art University Graduate School of Art and Design Graphic Design Photography

Joshibi University of Art and Design Visual Communication Design




Selected Events & FairsSELECTED EVENTS

2026
Circle × Infinity
Two-person Photography Exhibition
KOTANSU GALLERY, Tokyo

2025
Tokyo Art Book Fair
Taipei Art Book Fair
WPÜ × HRPK Studio Zine Fair
DESIGN FESTA
HAND SAW PRESS
mini UNFOLD
UNFOLD Book Fair, Shenzhen
Experimental Exhibition
Tama Art University
Graphic Design Selection Exhibition
Gallery LE DECO
ZINE FEST Tokyo

2024
Planet of Zine
WALK IN PORTFOLIO EXHIBITION
T3 STUDENT PROJECT
ZINE PARK Shibuya

2023
EWS Intensive Workshop
with Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Chiang Mai, Thailand




Skills
Vestibulum Ultrices
Congue Nisl
Tincidunt Euismod
Auctor Gravida
Molestie Vulputate
Tempor
Parturient
Nibh Ultricies
Aliquet Pellentesque
Rhoncus Tempor
Ullamcorper / Ornare
Porttitor Quisque
Lacinia
Bibendum Facilisis
Suspendisse Tristique
Viverra Dictum
Duis Convallis Et Congue
Semper Facilisis




Exhibitions



Circle × Infinity
Two-person Photography Exhibition
KOTANSU GALLERY, Tokyo
2026


Graphic Design Selection Exhibition
Yoshihiko Ueda Class
Tama Art University
Gallery LE DECO, Tokyo
2025


Experimental Exhibition
Tama Art University
Tokyo
2025


WALK IN PORTFOLIO EXHIBITION
Tokyo
2024


T3 STUDENT PROJECT
Tokyo
2024



Publications
These Subtle Anomalies Hide in Plain Sight

ZINE
2025


Asian Food Collage

ZINE

2026


Thailand Mini Book

Photobook

2025


circle

Photobook

2022-2026


Hand Series

ZINE

2026








Last Updated 24.10.31




CIRCLE Photography Book 2022–2025
CIRCLE

Photography Book / 2022–2026
Available at GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS, Tokyo
2026

CIRCLE is a photography book that records
ordinary things, spaces, colors, and small moments found in everyday life.
By looking closely at familiar subjects from unexpected perspectives, the book discovers subtle differences and unfamiliar qualities hidden within the ordinary.






Graduation Project
Photography Series 2024–2025
An explorationof the unexpected beauty in everyday life through photography.
By altering the perspective, distance, and composition, familiar subjects are transformed into slightly unfamiliar images.
Previously exhibited at Tama Art University and in Shibuya.





CIRCLE × INFINITYTwo-person Photography Exhibition 2026
A two-person photography exhibition exploring
the relationship between everyday life,
perception, and the unexpected.





EWS INTENSIVE WORKSHOPWorkshop / Exhibition Design 2023/2025 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Workshop with Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Chiang Mai, Thailand

Participated in an intensive workshop led by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
Responsible for the visual design of the
resulting exhibition, developing its graphic
identity and visual communication.





OUI OUI BOOK FAIREvent Planning / Visual Design 2026
Independent Art Book & Zine Fair

Ebisu, Tokyo 2026
An independent art book and zine event held in Ebisu, Tokyo.
I was responsible for the event planning and visual design, from developing the event concept and visual identity to coordinating participating artists.

The event brought together 11 independent artists and creators, presenting their ZINEs, art books, original works, and self-produced goods for exhibition and sale.






GRAPHIC DESIGN SELECTION EXHIBITIONExhibition / Visual Design
GRAPHIC DESIGN SELECTION EXHIBITION

Yoshihiko Ueda Class
Tama Art University
Gallery LE DECO, Tokyo2025

An external exhibition presenting selected
works by students from the Graphic Design
program at Tama Art University.
I was responsible for the visual design of the exhibition, developing the graphic
identity and visual communication across
the exhibition materials.










ZINE / ART BOOK FAIRS

I create and self-publish ZINEs, art books,
stickers, keychains, and other original goods.
I explorephotography, collage, everyday observations,
and visual experiments, turning personal ideas
and images into small physical publications
and objects.
I have participated in art book fairs, zine fairs,
design events, and independent publishing events
in Tokyo, Taipei, and Shenzhen.





ROLL MAO

Goods
Online Shop / Pop-ups / Art Book Fairs
Activities include product development,
graphic design, online sales.





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