Who is SAIAKUNANA? She’s a girl born in the ’90s in the countryside of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

A manga fanatic in her youth, she was the embodiment of an “otaku” and was scrutinized for her passion.
To say pink is her favorite color would be an understatement. She insisted on graduating with her blond hairstyle, and her quirky outlook ultimately prevented her from finding a normal nine-to-five job.
Obsessed with artistic creations, she found that her works were often scorned by others, resulting in online bullying and people saying her work is “saiaku,” which translates into “being inferior to others.”
Always the outcast, NANA is adamant about not succumbing to mainstream values. She even named herself SAIAKUNANA, turning her supposed flaw and her creations into a weapon with which she finds solace in defending what she believes in. Her creativity was finally affirmed when she received the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art, and she has since travelled abroad as a successful artist.
As Japanese art critic Noi Sawaragi said, “Negative energy can become a tremendous driving force for new artistic creation.”

Live painting session: 8 December 2022 6PM - 8PM

Please wear PINK for the occasion 請以粉紅造型出席
Gallery address: 3 - 4/F, 9 On Lan street, Central