qubibi

Kazumasa Teshigawara is a Japanese artist who publishes his work under the name qubibi. His practice is informed by a background in interactive web design and self taught programming rather than a formal art education. This technical foundation underpins an artistic method centred on building generative systems that operate with a degree of autonomy. Teshigawara’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions, including a 2025 presentation at Galerie Met in Berlin.

The artist’s work originates in code. In 2010, Teshigawara discovered a mechanism for generating forms that has become central to his practice, a project he titled `hello world`. This generative system produces a continuous stream of unique visual patterns in real time, with no single image ever repeating. His process is rooted in an interest in how boundaries and shapes can emerge from the interaction of colours, at a remove from the artist's direct intent. Many of his series, including `mimizu` and `hello world: Echoes`, involve capturing and processing still images from these endlessly unfolding animations.

The works themselves invite a particular kind of quiet attention. In their animated state, the slow transformations and quiet rhythms create a meditative viewing experience where time becomes a primary medium. The forms that appear seem organic, emerging and dissolving in a cycle that feels both computational and natural. Teshigawara’s practice explores this space between the deliberate structure of a program and the unpredictable nature of its output. For the viewer, the still works present this duration collapsed into a single moment, offering a trace of movement and a record of an instant drawn from an infinite stream.