Artist Biography / Artist Statement
By expressing messages from mythology, I try to explore the truths that we humans share.
I believe that by deciphering various symbols and connecting with the deeper parts of ourselves, we can find the key to exploring the eternal theme of the mystery of existence.
In that sense, I place great importance on the act of sealing in layers of other-dimensional memories within the silkscreen print, then folding them as if releasing them into space, thereby encouraging the reconstruction of memories.

List of previous exhibitions
Born in Tokyo
Nihon University – BFA in Photography
Recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award at the “MAF Exhibition” and the Newcomer’s Award at the “Kokuten Exhibition”

Solo exhibitions, group exhibitions

• Portrait of a Photographer – Hayashi Tadahiko, Akiyama Shotaro, and 21 others, 1990, Kyocera Contax Salon, Ginza / Kyoto

• Dream Within a Dream, 1991, Hyper Crystal Gallery, Aoyama

• Woman Woman Woman – Exhibition of Three Female Nudes, 1995, Kyocera Contax Gallery, Ginza

• Hands – Solo Exhibition in Paris, 1996, Gallery Régine Lussin

• Actresses and Tango – Featuring former Takarazuka top actress Oura Mizuki, 2001, Café du Genoise, Omotesando

• Living Koheiji, 2004, Jiji Press Hall

• G-BODY – Butoh artist Tategata Hiroichi, photobook publication commemorative exhibition, 2006, Kodak Photo Salon, Ginza

• Acrylic – Collaborative exhibition with artist Muroi Yuzuki, book publication commemorative exhibition, 2007, Gallery 80, Omotesando

• KOM KEEP IN TOUCH – Former Takarazuka top actress Asami Hikaru, 2008, Olympus Gallery, Tokyo / Osaka

• Photo Session tategatak × moulin – Dancer Tategata Hiroichi, 2012, the MIDTOKYO gallery, Roppongi

• Yoshino Keigo ~ if KEIGO could fly ~ – Actor Yoshino Keigo, 2013, the MIDTOKYO gallery, Roppongi

• Moulin Healing Art Exhibition, 2013, Ebisu Mitsukoshi Department Store

• Mizunatsuki “Colours” – Photographing former Takarazuka top actress Mizunatsuki, 2014, the MIDTOKYO gallery, Roppongi

• PICTURES – Photographing 50 artists, 2015–2016, Canon Gallery Tokyo, Sapporo, Sendai, Umeda

• Akita Yoshie x Murao Masami – Two-person Exhibition, 2020, Ginza Gallery

• The Fusion of Power Spots and Meditation, 2021, Gallery Plaine Vieux, Roppongi

• Holly Christmas, 2022, Ehara Gallery, Harajuku

• Miracle, 2023, Ehara Gallery, Harajuku

• Exhibited at Art Fair Tokyo 2023, Tokyo International Forum, Yurakucho, Tokyo

• Exhibited at Art Fair Tokyo 2024, Tokyo International Forum, Yurakucho, Tokyo

Publications

• Merry-go-round – Photos by Murao Masami, text by Muroi Yuzuki, Bungeishunju

• G-BODY – Photobook by Butoh dancer Tategata Hiroichi, Convoy House

• KOM KEEP IN TOUCH – Photobook by actress Asami Hikaru, Nippon Bungeisha

• BORN – Photobook by actor Yoshino Keigo, Junction

• Gift of Song – Photobook by actress Haruno Sumire, Asahi Shimbun Publications

• PICTURES – The World of Portraits by Murao Masami, Nippon Camera

• Healing Photos That Will Balance Your Autonomic Nervous System Just by Looking at Photos for One Minute a Day, JTB Publishing

• Horse Photos – By Kobayashi Hiroyuki, photos by Murao Masami, Nippon Bungeisha