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NAME

Graduate

I.K.San

PROFILE

Belongs: Graduate School of Systems Information Science, Media Design Area

Job title/position:catalyst

Graduation year:Completed in March 2020

High school attended:Graduated from Sapporo Higashi High School (Hokkaido)

Employer:Team lab

About what happens after graduation

Please tell me about your career path after graduation and your current job.

A "catalyst" responsible for the creation and development of digital art works and their implementation in various projects.

TeamLab has a Solutions Team and an Art Team, and I belong to the Art Team. As a Catalyst, I work with team members on the creation and display of TeamLab exhibitions and museum works held around the world. The term Catalyst means acting as a catalyst, and my role is to connect experts from various fields and ensure the smooth progress of projects in order to improve the quality of the output. I am in charge of updating and developing works such as "Resonating Microcosm" and "Floating Resonating Lamp," as well as making adjustments when they are actually displayed.
April, 2025 I worked with team members to create works such as "Floating Microcosms" and "Lamp Tea House," which are currently on display at "teamLabPhenomena Abu Dhabi," which opened in Abu Dhabi.

At university

What was your experience like studying at Future University?

The experience gained from numerous opportunities both inside and outside of school will contribute to efficient and high-quality work.

At Future University, I feel that the biggest takeaways were learning communication methods and attitudes through group work, projects, research labs, and jobs arranged by the school. I participated in countless projects during my student years, such as creating animations with people with disabilities, doing projection mapping at Matsumae and the Towada Art Center, and creating historical exhibition content for museums. I also have fond memories of building musical instruments with my seminar professor and performing them at local community centers and bar-hopping events.

In my work, translating abstract goals into concrete methods, and abstracting specific problems to make them scalable, greatly impacts efficiency and quality. This is where the trial-and-error experiences I gained during my student days come into play.