Ken’ichi Matsubara is an artist born in Japan and living in Düsseldorf, Germany. His work explores perception, memory, and spatial awareness through a range of media, including photography, objects, installations, and text. Often involving the manipulation of architectural and landscape elements, he creates a subtle tension between reality and illusion — spaces that feel familiar yet remain unanchored to any specific time or place. These constructed absences open a reflective gap between what is seen and what is remembered or imagined.

At the core of his practice is a critical investigation into how visual and spatial structures shape consciousness. By erasing details, fragmenting forms, or isolating spatial components, he invites viewers into a slowed, contemplative encounter that resists immediate interpretation. Rather than presenting fixed narratives, his works act as quiet thresholds — transitional zones between presence and absence, perception and imagination. Their restrained aesthetic fosters a space in which viewers become aware of their own processes of perception, memory, and interpretation.