Japanese Calligrapher Sayaka Kishigami

I distort characters to the very limit of their recognizability, and then reconstruct them. When liberated from their established forms,characters come to life,and a new world emerges.
By blurring the boundaries between "reading" and "viewing" characters, I create works that allow you to feel words.
Born in Osaka.Resides in Kyoto.
While working as a company employee, I began learning Japanese calligraphy under calligrapher Bunen Sonoke in 2005.
May 2019 : Held the four-person calligraphy exhibition "Shibokusou" at Gallery Takasegawa Shiki Air in Kyoto.
2023 - Present : Due to my love of onsen(hot springs) , I started working as a "Onsen calligrapher"
October 2026 : Planned to hold the first solo exhibition "Shin・Shoten" at Art Gallery Kitano in Sanjo Kawaramachi , Kyoto.