Ana Scripcariu-Ochiai
Known for DirectingBorn in 1992 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Ana Scripcariu-Ochiai is a mixedmedia artist who sensitively explores ways to take root in her two home countries of Japan and Romania under the theme, "connections between land and people.” She performs cultural and anthropological field work including documentation of indigenous festivals and folk religions in various parts of Japan and abroad. In recent years, she has been involved in the field of primatology as an extension of her work. Ana Scripcariu-Ochiai graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in Oil Painting at the top of her class and as a valedictorian of the Faculty of Fine Arts. She also completed an MA in Global Art Practice and Ph.D. in Sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts. (https://www.ana-s-ochiai.com/)
